Award-winningauthorSidFleischmanblendsthebroadlycomicwiththedeeplycompassionateinthismemorablenovel,winneroftheNewberyMedal.APrinceandaPauper...PrinceBratandhiswhippingboyinadvertentlytradeplacesafterbecominginvolvedwithdangerousoutlaws.Thetwoboyshavenothingincommonandevenlessreasontolikeeachother.Butwhentheyfindthemselvestakenhostageafterrunningaway,theyareleftwithnochoicebuttotrusteachother.“Arollickingtaleofadventureandmistakenidentity....Robustscenesandcharactersarevividlyevoked.“--KirkusReviewsThisbrisklytoldtaleofhighadventure,tautwithsuspenseandrichwithcolorfulcharacters,wasnamedanALANotableBook.SidFleischman’scelebratednovelfeaturesbrief,action-packedchaptersandincludesblack-and-whiteillustrationsbyCaldecottHonorartistPeterS穩s.“An18thcenturytaleabouttheescapadesofaresourcefulorphanandaspoiledyoungprince....Fullofadventure,suspense,humor,andlivelycharacters.“--TheNewYorkTimes
