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Title details for The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman - Available

The Whipping Boy

by Sid Fleischman
Spike McClure
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A poor orphan boy, Jemmy is plucked from the city sewers and given the worst job in th kingdom. Several times a day he is dragged from his room and given a sound thrashing, and all because of a silly rule that forbade anyone to spank, cuff, smack, or whip a prince when he's misbehaved. But someone has to be punished-that's where Jemmy comes in-and it is his misfortune to be the "Whipping Boy" for the naughtiest prince alive. So insufferable is the King's only son, that he is known high and low as "Prince Brat." Jemmy had been plotting for weeks how to get his raggedy clothes back and return to his carefree life in the streets. Then, the prince enters his room one night, and announces that he's running away and taking Jemmy with him. This is just the chance Jemmy has been waiting for, but when the two boys are kidnapped by evil highwaymen, Jemmy has to decide whether to fend for himself or the protect a hapless prince.

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  • Release date

    June 1, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781470375782
      • File size: 56180 KB
      • Duration: 01:57:02

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 570
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 18, 1986
      With his flair for persuading readers to believe in the ridiculous, Fleischman scores a hit with his new creation. Sis's skillful pictures emphasize events in the adventures of the orphan Jemmy, kept in his king's palace to be thrashed for the offenses committed by the royal heir, known as Prince Brat. It is forbidden to punish Brat, whose tricks multiply until Jemmy is tempted to escape the daily round of flogging. But the prince himself takes off and forces the whipping boy to go with him. As they get into and out of trouble on the outside, Jemmy hears that he has been accused of abducting Brat. When the prince arranges for their return to the palace, poor Jemmy fears the worst, but things turn out for the best at the story's satisfying close. Colorful types like a thief called Hold-Your-Nose Billy, Betsy and her dancing bear Petunia, et al., increase the fun.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:570
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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