The Whipping Boy
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The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
A shout comes echoing up the stairway Fetch the whipping boy!
A young orphan named Jemmy rouses from his sleep. Ain't I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What's the prince done now? It was forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. Jemmy had been plucked from the streets to serve as whipping boy to the arrogant and spiteful Prince Brat.
Dreaming of running away, Jemmy finds himself trapped in Prince Brat's own dream--at once brash and perilous.
In this briskly told tale of high adventure, taut with suspense and rich with colorful characters, the whipping boy and Prince Brat must at last confront each other.
Award-winning author Sid Fleischman again blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel.
A shout comes echoing up the stairway. Fetch the whipping boy!
A young orphan named Jemmy rouses from his sleep. Ain't I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What's the prince done now?
It was forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. Jemmy had been plucked from the streets to serve as whipping boy to the arrogant and spiteful Prince Brat.
Dreaming of running away, Jemmy finds himself trapped in Prince Brat's own dream - at once brash and perilous.
In this briskly told tale of high adventure, taut with suspense and rich with colorful characters, the whipping boy and Prince Brat must at last confront each other.
Award-winning author Sid Fleischman agains blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel.
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksSid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780688062163 |
| ISBN 10 | 0688062164 |
| Titel | The Whipping Boy |
| Autor | Sid Fleischman |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1986-04-14 |
| Seitenanzahl | 96 |
| Preise | Winner of John Newbery Medal 1987 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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