num_pages: 112
description: When Prince Malandrin misbehaves, Jemmy, an orphan boy, receives punishment in his place. Jemmy resents the situation initially, but eventually the two become fast friends and leave the palace together. Ink drawings portraying Elizabethan costumes and lifestyles illustrate this historical novel.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: El Nino Que Pagaba El Pato/the Whipping Boy
titlecomplete: El Nino Que Pagaba El Pato/the Whipping Boy (Spanish Edition)
genres: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 27153
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
publisher: Aguilar Editor