The Whipping Boy Study Guide

This high-paced story begins with the prince making trouble-again-and Jemmy, the royal whipping boy, receiving the prince's punishment-again. Jemmy figures he might as well learn proper manners and how to read and write, even if the prince won't. But when "Prince Brat" decides to run away, what can Jemmy do but go along and try to keep the prince and himself alive? Upper elementary, but an excellent choice for advanced 3rd grade readers. Setting: 1600s or 1700s, Europe