Sid Fleischman and Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) - Whipping Boy

Pros: Great Adventure

Cons: none

Review: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman is a wonderful tale about friendship. A great Newberry award winner book, for children grades 3-6.

Prince Horace, known to everyone as Prince Brat, was always causing some kind of mischief....

Pros: A great story and life lesson.

Cons: Dialect makes some of it hard to understand.

The Bottom Line: This book is an award winner for good reason.

Review: Sid Fleischman wrote his award winning book The Whipping Boy many years ago. The story is still endearing to young readers even today. The story is set in the Middle Ages. Prince Horace, the King's only son, is the heir to the throne. Being a ...

Pros: easy to understand

Cons: none

Review: This is a wonderful story about how friendships can develop. I had not read this until I was substitute teaching for a fourth grade class and I was pleasantly surprised. I loved the way we saw the friendship develop between the two boys with the...