New Student Starfish is a SpongeBob SquarePants book that was released on September 1, 2003 and reprinted on Kindle on March 29, 2011. The book is based on the episode of the same name. It is the ninth SpongeBob SquarePants chapter book. It has 64 pages.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Mrs. Puff
- Gary the Snail
- Bikini Bottomites
- Roger
Synopsis[]
There's no place SpongeBob loves more than boating school. And when his best friend, Patrick, wants to come along, SpongeBob is sure this will be his best day ever! But things go from bad to worse when Patrick goofs off in class and lands them both in detention. SpongeBob's perfect academic record is on the road to ruination—and it's all his ex-best friend's fault! Will SpongeBob and Patrick be able to put aside their differences and work together? Patrick's first day of school will be a day they will never forget!
Differences between the book and episode[]
- When asked to say his name, Patrick glances at a calendar with the date number 24, prompting him to say, "24," rather than it being something that he says on the spot.
- When SpongeBob and Patrick were apologizing, Patrick's apology was, "I'm sorry I got you in trouble and got you moved to the back of the class and got your Good Noodle Star removed and shot the spitballs..."; in the book, it's different: "I'm sorry I got you in trouble and got you moved to the back of the room and got your Good Noodle Star taken away and threw a book at you and shot spitballs at you and...".
- After Patrick apologizes, he shouts, "Let's save Roger!" in the episode; in the book, both he and SpongeBob say it.
- In the episode, Patrick retrieves the light bulb by climbing a pile of light bulbs. In the book, he and SpongeBob climb a stack of light bulb boxes instead.
Trivia[]
- Patrick has his imitation SpongeBob clothes from the episode "Big Pink Loser" on the original and Kindle reprint covers, but in the episode this book is based on, "New Student Starfish," there are no scenes where Patrick is wearing SpongeBob's clothes. Additionally, SpongeBob's legs are missing on the Kindle reprint cover.
- On the paperback reprint, however, Patrick is wearing his typical clothing.
Roger's design in the book
- A 2D design for Roger appears at the end of the story.
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