by Sid Fleischman · Aguilar · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789681910440
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«El niño que pagaba el pato» is the young-adult adventure novel by Sid Fleischman, published by Aguilar in paperback (112 pages, in Spanish).
A spoiled prince and Jemmy, an orphan who takes the whippings in his place, accidentally swap roles and end up having adventures with outlaws, where their friendship and wit are put to the test.
Originally published in English as «The Whipping Boy» in 1986; winner of the Newbery Medal in 1987. Includes illustrations by Peter Sis.
Recommended for child and young-adult readers from about age 10, especially for those seeking stories of adventure, friendship, and historical setting.
Albert Sidney Fleischman was an American author of children's books, screenplays, novels for adults, and nonfiction books about stage magic. His works for children are known for their humor, imagery, zesty plotting, and exploration of the byways of American history. He won the Newbery Medal in 1987 for The Whipping Boy and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in 1979 for Humbug Mountain. For his career contribution as a children's writer he was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1994. In 2003, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators inaugurated the Sid Fleischman Humor Award in his honor, and made him the first recipient. The Award annually recognizes a writer of humorous fiction for children or young adults. He told his own tale in The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life (1996).
