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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.

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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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