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 · Easy
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.