Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel
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 Why wasn't this in 1980?! | |||||||||||||
| Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company | ||||||||||||
| First published | November 20, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Live-action film series | ||||||||||||
| ISBN | ISBN 9780316419192 | ||||||||||||
| Page count | 144 | ||||||||||||
| Price | $6.99 | ||||||||||||
Half the movie, now on paper!
Synopsis
In 1982, the injured Autobot B-127 flees from an encounter with a Decepticon and Sector Seven, unable to speak. He manages to scan a Volkswagen Beetle before falling unconscious. The human Agent Burns hates Cybertronians, as he feels they pose a danger.
Five years later, in 1987, Charlie Watson wakes up the day before her 18th birthday. She and her father had been working on fixing up an old Corvette together, but ever since his recent passing, she has been feeling depressed and like she no longer fits in with the rest of her family. At her job, her shift in personality isolates her from her friends. After work, she goes to Uncle Hank's auto shop to pick up car parts for the Corvette, she finds a strange yellow Beetle, which somehow manages to start up despite Uncle Hank removing the batteries from all his cars.
The following day, the now adult Charlie decides she needs a major life change, starting with a new ride. As a result, she goes to Uncle Hank's to buy the Beetle. After driving it around for a bit, the Beetle begins to break down. Charlie manages to get it back to her garage, where she discovers it is actually a robot. Intrigued, Charlie nicknames him Bumblebee.
The next day, Charlie discovers the Beetle is gone, as Charlie's mother is using it it to take her dog to the vet. Charlie pursues and Bumblebee waves at her, with Charlie taking over driving the rest of the way. Realizing that Bumblebee needs to learn to conceal his identity, they practice hiding. The day after, Charlie take Bumblebee to the forest so he can stretch. She notices he is partly damaged and, while trying to fix it, inadvertently causes him to display a hologram of his leader, Optimus Prime. Back in the garage, Charlie installs her Corvette's radio into Bumblebee. The two bond over music as Bumblebee messes with the radio a bit. However, in the process, Charlie's friend Memo accidentally finds out about Bumblebee and is sworn to secrecy.
Elsewhere, the Decepticon Shatter has convinced her cohort Dropkick to ally with the human military leader, Burns, who knows of B-127. Both claim to him they come in peace, and that Bumblebee is a criminal.
Having decided to get revenge on a bully, Memo, Charlie, and Bumblebee decide to TP their house, but Bumbebee inadvertently destroys a car. They speed away from the scene together, earning the attention of Sheriff Lock, who pursues them through a tunnel until they manage to escape
Left alone the next day while Charlie is at work, Bumblebee gets curious about the house, accidentally breaking several things in the process. He attempts to use his visor to see better, but inadvertently causes a power outage and is knocked unconscious. While he is knocked out, an energon surge from his body ends up bringing several of the appliances to life. Charlie returns and manages to disable them, but the house is left severely damaged. When Charlie's family return and see the wreckage, they get into a fight, and Charlie and Memo drive away with Bumblebee in a rage. Unbeknownst to them, Dropkick, Shatter, and Sector Seven use the power surge to track Bumblebee.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
Errors
Notes
- Though he is alluded to at the beginning of the book, Blitzwing (BB)Blitzwing is never referred to by name.
Differences with the movie
- The novelization only covers about half of the film's events.
