The Whipping Boy
About this book
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.
Reader Profile
3.6/5 · 28927 readers · 90 pages · ≈ 1 h 40 m · Light
How long does it take to read The Whipping Boy?
About ≈ 1 h 40 m — 90 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Whipping Boy?
90 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Whipping Boy?
It sits on the Humor, Young Adult, Adventure shelves.
Is The Whipping Boy in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The Whipping Boy take place?
It takes place in 1985.
Who wrote The Whipping Boy?
Sid Fleischman.