The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman Author
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.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0060521228
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 20
- Pages
- 112
- Suggested Grades
- 3rd - 6th
- Geographical Setting
- England
- Historical Setting
- 1628 - 1682
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Edition
- Reprint
- Copyright
- 2003
- Written
- 1986
Chapters
- 1 In which we observe a hair raising event
- 2 Wherein the prince cannot write his name
- 3 The runaways
- 4 Containing hands in the fog
- 5 Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater
- 6 In which the plot thickens
- 7 Being an account of a great mix-up
- 8 The ransom note
- 9 Revealing Jemmy's plan to trick the villains
- 10 In which Prince Brat lives up to his name
- 11 Containing a great deal of shouting
- 12 Wherein Jemmy is betrayed
- 13 The Chase
- 14 In which is heard a voice in the forest
- 15 Of the Hot-Potato Man and other matters
- 16 Wherein the prince neither bawls nor bellows
- 17 Petunia to the rescue
- 18 Of assorted events in which the plot thickens thicker
- 19 Being a full account of the happenings in the dark sewers
- 20 In which the sun shines and we learn what befell the whipping boy, the prince, and everyone else
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