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The Whipping Boy: A Newbery Award Winner
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The Whipping Boy: A Newbery Award Winner Paperback - 2003

by Sid Fleischman; Peter Sis (Illustrator)

Now in paperback--the Newbery Award-winning tale of a street boy who endures life as the prince's whipping boy until they both are taken hostage and must swap identities. An ALA Notable Children's Book and "School Library Journal" Best Book. Illustrations.


From the publisher

Award-winning author Sid Fleischman blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel, winner of the Newbery Medal.

A Prince and a Pauper . . . Prince Brat and his whipping boy inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws. The two boys have nothing in common and even less reason to like each other. But when they find themselves taken hostage after running away, they are left with no choice but to trust each other. "A rollicking tale of adventure and mistaken identity . . . . Robust scenes and characters are vividly evoked."--Kirkus Reviews

This briskly told tale of high adventure, taut with suspense and rich with colorful characters, was named an ALA Notable Book. Sid Fleischman's celebrated novel features brief, action-packed chapters and includes black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Peter Ss. "An 18th century tale about the escapades of a resourceful orphan and a spoiled young prince. . . . Full of adventure, suspense, humor, and lively characters."--The New York Times

From the rear cover

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 reason to like one another. But when they find themselves taken hostage after running away, they are left with no choice but to trust each other.

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  • Title The Whipping Boy: A Newbery Award Winner
  • Author Sid Fleischman; Peter Sis (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greenwillow Books, New York
  • Date 2003-04-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780060521226 / 0060521228
  • Weight 0.16 lbs (0.07 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.68 x 5.18 x 0.23 in (19.51 x 13.16 x 0.58 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 570
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: Language Arts/Literature
    • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003276678
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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