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The Whipping Boy
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780688062163
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0688062164
Label: Greenwillow
Manufacturer: Greenwillow
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: April 14, 1986
Publisher: Greenwillow
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: April 14, 1986
Studio: Greenwillow
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Editorial Review:
For kids to get their dose of action and thrills, they need not always go to the local multiplex for the latest bang 'em up film. They could try such books as The Whipping Boy, which relies not on exploding spaceships and demonic robots but mythic story, humorous characters and, ready or not, a moral. The plot involves the orphan Jemmy, who must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat. Jemmy plans to flee this arrangement until Prince Brat beats him to it, and takes Jemmy along. Jemmy then hears he's charged with the Prince's abduction as this Newbery Medal winning book turns toward a surprising close.
A shout comes echoing up the stairway "Fetch the whipping boy!" A young orphan named Jemmy rouses from his sleep. "Ain't I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What's the prince done now? It was forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. Jemmy had been plucked from the streets to serve as whipping boy to the arrogant and spiteful Prince Brat. Dreaming of running away, Jemmy finds himself trapped in Prince Brat's own dream--at once brash and perilous. In this briskly told tale of high adventure, taut with suspense and rich with colorful characters, the whipping boy and Prince Brat must at last confront each other. Award-winning author Sid Fleischman again blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel.A shout comes echoing up the stairway. "Fetch the whipping boy!"A young orphan named Jemmy rouses from his sleep. "Ain't I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What's the prince done now?"It was forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. Jemmy had been plucked from the streets to serve as whipping boy to the arrogant and spiteful Prince Brat.Dreaming of running away, Jemmy finds himself trapped in Prince Brat's own dream - at once brash and perilous.In this briskly told tale of high adventure, taut with suspense and rich with colorful characters, the whipping boy and Prince Brat must at last confront each other.Award-winning author Sid Fleischman agains blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It was okay...
Admittedly, I'm not part of the target audience it was written for. But I just think that it could have used a little more character development and the plot could have been refined a little. Also, I felt that the ending was a little too abrupt.
But overall, it was not a bad read. There were some very interesting points in it.
Rating: - A really good book
This book certainly deserved the Newberry Medal. Its a good and interesting story. One that is harsh at first but has a moral in the end.
Rating: - Whipping never was so pleasant
Sometimes I have a couple of minutes that I have nothing to do. This happens rarely. Usually it's because I'm waiting on something else, or I have something to do but it would take more time than I have at that moment. Last week, I had one of those moments where, for a couple of minutes, I had nothing to do. I sure hate to waste those moments, so I saw a book that my wife and I had picked up at a community center for free, and I started to peruse it. The book, as you might imagine, was The Whipping ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent Book
This was purchased for my son. He says that it is a great book, and he enjoys it alot!
Rating: - The Whipping Boy
This title was on a Summer Reading List. It was a great, quick read for my son. He is in 6th grade. It kept his interest, he understood it, and he didn't get bored away from reading it. Boys his age were characters in the story.
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