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The Whipping Boy

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The Whipping Boy

Author: Fleischman, Sid
Average Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Genre: Historical Fiction

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Date Submitted: 01-Oct-08
Reviewer: Vannia La Hoz
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 10
Grade: 5th

Summary: This book is about a prince named Horrece {AKA Prince Brat} who needs a whipping boy and picks Jemmy from the streets who becomes his whipping boy.

Likes: Everything

Dislikes: Nothing

Date Submitted: 27-May-08
Reviewer: Rex Ayudan
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 13
Grade: 6

Summary: If you like Adventure books then this book is right for you.

Likes: I like when they where out-smarting cut water.

Dislikes: I don't like the ending.

Date Submitted: 27-May-08
Reviewer: Kendall Walker
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 12
Grade: 6th

Summary: It's about two boys becoming friends every day

Likes: i liked that when cutwater and billy were running out the sewer and the rats were biting them

Date Submitted: 17-Apr-08
Reviewer: jenna batkin
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 10
Grade: 4

Summary: The whipping boy kept getting whipped for everything bad that the Prince had done.

Likes: I liked when Prince Brat tied the lords and laddies wigs to the chair.

Date Submitted: 07-Apr-08
Reviewer: Jahard
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 11
Grade: 5

Summary: The Book is about this boy name Prince Brat and this other boy named Jemmy. Every time Prince Brat does something bad Jemmy gets in trouble.

Likes: I liked when The King said at the end if you run away again take me with you

Dislikes: I disliked when Prince Brat said he was running away.

Date Submitted: 04-Apr-08
Reviewer: Steven
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 12
Grade: 6th

Summary: If you like fiction books, I would recommend reading this book. This book is about a poor boy named Jemmy, who is the whipping boy for the prince. Prince Brat decides to run away with the whipping boy. Would they ever get caught?

Likes: I liked the part when Jemmy and Prince Brat were running away in the sewers from the bad guys.

Dislikes: What i hated about the book was when Jemmy got whipped when the prince was bad.

Date Submitted: 04-Apr-08
Reviewer: Savannah
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 11
Grade: 5

Summary: This story is about a whipping boy and prince brat. The whipping boy and prince brat ran away on a journey together. Later on they got caught by two men called Cutwater and Hold-your-nose Billy. The men think that Prince Brat is the whipping boy so the men whip prince brat. Then a girl named Betsy and her dancing bear Petunia scared Hold-your nose Billy and Cutwater away.

Likes: I like the part when Betsy's bear named Petunia chased Cutwater and Hold-your-nose Billy away.

Dislikes: I disliked Cutwater and Hold-your-nose Billy and even Prince Brat because he told the cutthroats where Jemmy was.

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Date Submitted: 04-Apr-08
Reviewer: Evelyn
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 12
Grade: 6th

Summary: this book was so cool.The story can tell you about what it was like to be a prince a long time ago. when the whipping boy got hit he did not cry. Later when the prince got hit he did not cry either. They went on a journey together.

Likes: I like that they had got along with one another in the end of the story.

Dislikes: I did not like when the prince kept on getting in trouble and when he kept telling the cut-throats that he was the prince.

Date Submitted: 04-Apr-08
Reviewer: Fabian
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 12
Grade: 6

Summary: The book is about two boys, one is a loyal whipping boy and the other is the prince (AKA prince brat). They go on an adventure. If you want to know more and know why they call him prince brat. please read the book.

Likes: I liked when Jemmy and Prince Brat run away together.

Dislikes: I don't like prince brat in the beginning.

Date Submitted: 14-Mar-08
Reviewer: tod roony
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 9
Grade: 4

Summary: this book rocks

Likes: the pictures

Dislikes: the attitude

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Date Submitted: 09-Mar-08
Reviewer: Gab Day
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 11
Grade: 5th

Summary: The book "Whipping Boy" is based on a story where there is a prince and a whipping boy. The king captures an orphan named Jemmy to be Prince Brats (Prince Horace) Whipping boy. and he gets whipped for everything the prince does wrong. then one night the prince decides to runaway and asks Jemmy to come and jemmy does and Jemmy tries to escape himself. But then they get caught by cutthroat ( hold your nose billy and cutwater. Then they have to make another plan to escape.

Likes: the book

Dislikes: the whipping

Date Submitted: 28-Feb-08
Reviewer: tommy russell
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 12
Grade: 6th

Summary: this book rocks

Dislikes: nothing

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Date Submitted: 03-Dec-07
Reviewer: TYANAH MORRIS
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 10
Grade: 5th

Summary: This book is about a Prince named Prince Horace nicknamed Prince Brat for his sneaky ways and Jemmy gets scooped up off the streets to be his whipping boy.

Likes: Everything

Dislikes: Nothing

More Like This: GREAT

Date Submitted: 15-Mar-07
Reviewer: tayler forrester
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 11
Grade: 5th

Summary: This book is about a boy named Jemmy who was captured by the king. Prince Horad (Prince Brat) would get in touble but he didn't get whipped, Jemmy did. Later in the book the Prince decides to run away but he didn't want to go alone. He wanted Jemmy to come along too. On their journey they get captured by mean old cutwater and hold-your-nose-billy.

Likes: I liked this because it is a very adventurous book and is very interesting

Dislikes: people getting whipped

More Like This: it has a thrill to it

Date Submitted: 08-Mar-07
Reviewer: Arin
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 10
Grade: 5th

Summary: Prince Brat is very bad so he gets whipped. His name really is not Prince Brat. His name is really Prince Horace

Likes: I liked how the other expresses the story and explains that Prince Brat got whipped and why and it sounds like the other is a good illustrator

Dislikes: I disagree with the author when the book says alot about buffets and food. I think the book should talk more about more important ideas.

More Like This: This book is similar to the book "I want to be A Princess When I Grow Up" because it talks alot and "Good and Bad Thing" and is a good book like "The Whipping Boy"

Date Submitted: 03-Mar-07
Reviewer: holly gleave
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 12
Grade: 6th

Summary: jemmy gets hit for everything that price brat does. they run away and get caught by hold your nose billy and cutwater. they escape and hide in the sewer.

Dislikes: hold-your-nose-billy and cuttwater

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Date Submitted: 27-Jan-07
Reviewer: Blake Prentice
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 10
Grade: 5

Summary: Prince Brat and Jemmy get captured by cut throats and like the adventure!

Likes: The adventure.

Dislikes: Prince Brat.

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Date Submitted: 20-Dec-06
Reviewer: Joey Carrillo
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 12
Grade: Fith

Summary: A boy who was captured by a king and who was whipped for the Prince's behavior. And captured by two men.

Likes: Yes, because the boy was getting mad because of the Prince. Every time Prince Bratt does something wrong Jemmy gets whipped for it.

Dislikes: I disliked this book because the king would whip the boy for Prince Bratt's behavior.

More Like This: I like this book because it was cool for some parts and some others not.

Date Submitted: 20-Dec-06
Reviewer: angel alonzo
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 11
Grade: 5

Summary: A boy that was here and there and every where.

Likes: the boy

Dislikes: the queen

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Date Submitted: 11-May-06
Reviewer: jaylon thomas
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 11
Grade: 6th

Summary: The boy gets whipped for what the Prince did.

Likes: When the Prince scalped the visitors.

Dislikes: Hold-Your Nose Billy and Cutwater

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Date Submitted: 26-Mar-06
Reviewer: Demetrius Colaites
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 12
Grade: 6

Summary: The book "The Whipping Boy" is about a prince (Prince Brat) who tends to get into trouble a lot, but instead of him getting whipped, a boy named Jemmy (the whipping boy) gets hit instead. Jemmy promised to never let a tear for the Prince. Prince Brat wants to run away from home and ask Jemmy to join him. Jemmy goes along with him to see if he can get a chance to run away.

Dislikes: whipping people

Date Submitted: 25-Sep-05
Reviewer: delaney sploush
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 0
Grade: 5th

Summary: The book "The Whipping Boy" is about a prince (Prince Brat) who tends to get into trouble a lot, but instead of him getting whipped, a boy named Jemmy (the whipping boy) gets hit instead. Jemmy promised to never let a tear for the Prince. Prince Brat wants to run away from home and ask Jimmy to join him. Jimmy goes along with him to see if he can get a chance to run away.

Likes: I don't know

Dislikes: When Jemmy gets whipped

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Date Submitted: 05-Oct-04
Reviewer: Allie Bossow
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 9
Grade: 4th

Summary: The wipping boy jermy got wipped in the place of the prince braght.They both ran away and cutwater, and hold your nose billy caute them. They got away. The both of them hide in the sewers. The both of them went and were back at the kasal.Jermy got 20 wackes and went to bed.

Likes: When they ran away.

Dislikes: When they got jermey wacked for the prince.

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Date Submitted: 05-Oct-04
Reviewer: Jordan Mesch
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 9
Grade: 4 th.

Summary: The prince and the whipping boy escape they get caught by Hold Your Nose Billy and Cuttwater they then run away from Billy and Cutwater they meet alot of people and then are deside to live in a village.

Likes: The bear

Dislikes: How the prince never did anything.

Date Submitted: 05-Oct-04
Reviewer: Broby Leeds
Rating: 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints 3.88 Paw Prints
Age: 10
Grade: 4th

Summary: The prince runs away, then meets cutthroats.The cutthroats capture Jemmy then he escapes. They meet a bear. After they try to catch the bear he comes back a whip caught around his neck. He allmost gets sent to dance. Then the bear escaped.They did not go back to the cassle.

Likes: When they cot the bear and allmost sent him to dance.

Dislikes: When the cutthroat catches Jemmy.

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