by Sid Fleischman · Editorial Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420446417
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«El niño que pagaba el pato» is the young adult adventure novel by Sid Fleischman, published by Alfaguara in paperback (112 pages, in Spanish).
Jemmy, an orphan who receives the whippings meant for Prince Brat, ends up swapping roles with the heir when both fall into the hands of outlaws. The escape drags them into dangerous adventures where the spoiled prince and his whipping boy must learn to fend for themselves.
It belongs to the Alfaguara Juvenil collection (no. 364) and was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1987. Recommended reading for ages 10 to 12.
For readers aged 10 to 12, particularly those seeking classic children's adventures with young protagonists.
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).
