description: Jemmy, once a poor boy living on the streets, now lives in a castle. But as the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when the prince misbehaves, as such, the two boys have little in common and even less reason to like one another.
title: The Whipping Boy
titlecomplete: The Whipping Boy
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
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: Recorded Books