The Whipping Boy, by Sid Fleischman

(Paperback, 96 pages, first published in 1986)

Award-winning author Sid Fleischman blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel, winner of the Newbery Medal.

When Prince Brat and his whipping boy inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws, the two boys have nothing in common and even less reason to like each other. But when they find themselves taken hostage after running away, they are left with no choice but to trust each other.

Cautions: None

Ages: 8+