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The Whipping Boy

Fleischman, Sid (Book - 1986)
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A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

Additional Contributors: Sís, Peter
Publisher: New York - Greenwillow Books
Pages: 90
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN: 0060521228, 0833506676, 0816710384, 0688062164
Awards & Distinctions: Literary Awards - Newbery Medal Winners ;
Statement of Responsibility: by Sid Fleischman ; illustrations by Peter Sis
Physical Description: 90 p
description: A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.
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"Sis's skillful pictures emphasize particular events in the adventures of the orphan Jemmy, kept in his king's palace to be thrashed for the offenses by the royal heir, Prince Brat. But the prince himself takes off and forces the whipping boy to go with him, and they get into and out of trtouble on the outside, Jemmy hears that he has been accused of abducting Prince Brat. When the prince arranges for their return to the palace, poor Jemmy fears the worst, but things workout for the best at the story's satisfying close." (Novelist Reviews)

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