Audiobook The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman in the ListenBook app
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Book description
The opening shout cracks through your headphones like a whip: "Fetch the whipping boy!" Instantly, you're shoved into the sticky dark of a palace stairwell, heart pounding with Jemmy-the orphan boy who's been beaten for the prince's crimes all his life. Sid Fleischman's The Whipping Boy isn't just a story you read; it's a live wire you hear, crackling with the raw, furious voice of a boy who's had enough. And the audiobook? It's pure, unfiltered adrenaline.
You hear Jemmy's sarcasm-"Ain't I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What's the prince done now?"-not as words on a page, but as a ragged, exhausted breath in your ear. The narrator doesn't just tell you Jemmy's resentment; they make you feel the sting of every unjust lash, the way his knuckles white on a stair rail. This isn't a children's book whispered gently; it's a knife to the ribs, sharp and unflinching. You're there with him in the prince's shadow, smelling the damp stone, hearing the distant laughter of the arrogant Brat who'd rather throw a tantrum than face consequences.
Fleischman's genius is in the contrast. The prince's voice starts as a petulant snarl-"I'll have you whipped!"-but as the story hurtles toward its climax, you hear the cracks in that armor. The audiobook's pacing mirrors that shift: the early scenes snap with frantic energy, the chase through palace corridors frantic, breathless. Then, slowly, the tension unravels. You hear the moment Jemmy realizes the prince isn't just a spoiled brat-he's terrified. And the prince? He hears Jemmy's truth for the first time, not as a whipping boy's defiance, but as a human being. The silence between them after that? It's louder than any shout.
This isn't just a Newbery Medal winner-it's a soundtrack for the moment you realize cruelty and kindness are two sides of the same coin. Fleischman's words, voiced with such fierce humanity, don't just tell you about Jemmy and Brat's journey; they make you live it. You hear the creak of the old house Fleischman wrote in, the Pacific Ocean's murmur in the background of the narration-like the sea itself is listening. And when the final confrontation hits? It's not a tidy resolution. It's a raw, shared breath in the dark, where two broken boys finally see each other. You don't just like this book; you're left breathless, your own heart pounding in the silence after the last word. This is what audiobooks do best: they don't tell you a story. They drop you into its beating, screaming, beautiful heart. And you never want to leave.
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Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
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