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The Whipping Boy
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The Whipping Boy (1986) (edit title/settings)

by Sid Fleischman (Author) (edit contributors)

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A Prince and a Pauper Jemmy, once a poor boy living on the streets, now lives in a castle. As the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when Prince Brat misbehaves, for it is forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. The two boys have nothing in common and even less... read more

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Jemmy was a pauper living on the streets until the Prince made him the whipping boy. Every time Prince "Brat" got in trouble, Jemmy would have to take the punishment for Prince "Brat". Jemmy wouldn't open his mouth or scream or cry when he got whipped. One night, Prince "Brat" decides to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Jemmy was a pauper living on the streets until the Prince made him the whipping boy. Every time Prince "Brat" got in trouble, Jemmy would have to take the punishment for Prince "Brat". Jemmy wouldn't open his mouth or scream or cry when he got whipped. One night, Prince "Brat" decides to run away. He forces Jemmy to come along with him. While running away, they encounter Hold Your Nose Billy and Cutwater. The men take them hostage and take them away. When the boys escape from Hold Your Nose Billy and Cutwater, they find a girl named Betsy looking for her bear named Petunia. Later, the boys see a cart owned by Captain Nips, the "Potato Man". While sitting with Captain Nips, Betsy and Petunia, the hear rumors about the Prince and learn that Jemmy is wanted by the King. Jemmy goes to the sewer where they run into Hold Your Nose Billy and Cutwater. They go down the wrong pipe and come out covered in rats. Jemmy and the Prince come out of the sewer and go to the castle where Jemmy and the Prince are friends. Hold Your Nose Billy and Cutwater jump on a ship. It's a convict ship headed for a convict island.

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  • “Was it clothes that made a prince, Jemmy wondered, just as rags made a street boy?”
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The young prince was known here and there (and just about everywhere else) as Prince Brat.

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This is book 649 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Snow Spider, and followed by I Am Susannah.

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  1. Sid Fleischman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
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Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0688062164
Page Count: 96

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