My Thoughts on The Whipping Boy

Hey, readers!

Here's a quick review on Sid Fleischmann's The Whipping Boy. It's a fairly short book, with only 80-some pages. I hope, with a length like that, you'll understand the length of this post. 

The book is about a street-boy named Jemmy who gets taken to the local castle to become the Whipping Boy for Prince Horace, more commonly known as "Prince Brat". 

Y' see, even though the bratty price deserves a good whipping (or two. Or three. Or 10,000), the Prince is not allowed to be whipped or really punished at all. Thus, the whipping boy; Jemmy is punished in place of Horace whenever Horace acts out. Which is very, very often.
 

The plot develops when Prince Brat runs away and takes Jenny with him. They're kidnapped by two of the most fiendish criminals alive, Hold-Your-Nose Billy and his accomplice, Cutwater.

While short and unprofound, it was an interesting story and I found myself amused with reading it. 4/5 stars, would recommend.

Thanks for reading!

~Bekah the Bookworm