Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Whipping Boy - Conclusion

I liked how the author of "The Whipping Boy" kept you on your toes, and how the book was very suspenseful. I would recommend this book to 9 to 12 year olds. I think they would get a kick out of it.

I think that the experience of blogging was very fun. I got to use my head once in a while and it was helpful to remember the book by having to write a summary.

I would like to thank Mr. Skura for following my blog.

Sincerely,

Jordan

Whipping Boy - Ch. 19 - 20 What I Did Not Like

I didn't like how Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy were running after Jemmy and the Prince in the sewer, because it was mean. They should not have chased them because Jemmy knows the sewers better than the villains do. I also did not like how Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy threatened to kill Jemmy and the Prince. This seemed to happen in every chapter of the book. I did not like this because it made Jemmy and the Prince even more scared and it was mean.

Whipping Boy - Ch. 19 - 20 What I Liked

I liked how Jemmy and the Prince lost Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy in the sewers. That made me feel very relieved. I also liked how they got back to the castle safely. I also liked how Jemmy and the Prince ended up being friends at the end of the story. Last but not least, I liked how the King spared Jemmy in the end.

Whipping Boy - Ch. 19 - 20 Summary

After escaping with the help of Petunia, Chapter 19 begins with Jemmy and the Prince being chased by the two villains, Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy, so they decide to hide in the sewer. The villains, Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy, follow them until they reach a certain point. Then, to get even farther away from the villains, the Prince throws Jemmy's rat catching cage near the brewery where there are plenty of dangerous rats. Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy follow the sound and end up running out of the sewer with rats attached to their bodies.

The boys go back to the kingdom. The King was very happy because his Prince was returned to the kingdom by Jemmy. Jemmy is spared and is now Prince Brat's newest friend. Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy get put on a convict ship headed to a convict island.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Whipping Boy - Ch. 16 - 18 What I Did Not Like

I disliked it when Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy decided to whip both of the boys very hard. Worst of all they whipped the Prince and not the Whipping Boy. So I feel really sorry for Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy, because you are not allowed to whack the Prince. I think that they will be sent to jail for whacking the Prince. Even though they deserve to go to jail, I feel sorry for the two of them.

Whipping Boy - Ch. 16 - 18 What I Liked

I liked it when Petunia came and saved Prince Brat and Jemmy from getting the whipping of a lifetime. I also liked it when the soldiers came looking for the Prince and then the bear stuck its head out the window of the buggy and the soldiers told Captain Harry Nips to move on.

Whipping Boy - Ch. 16 -18 Summary

It starts out when Jemmy and the Prince are riding in the Potato Man's buggy. The Potato Man's name is Captain Harry Nips. The buggy gets pulled over by Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy. They ask the driver (Captain Harry Nips) if he has seen their runaway "apprentices." Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy just made this up to trick Captain Harry Nips.

The driver, Captain Harry Nips, told them that he didn't know of any runaway apprentices, but allowed both of them to search his buggy. Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy found the Prince sitting in the back seat of the buggy. Prince Brat told Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy that Jemmy swam the river. This was part of Jemmy's plan. Jemmy was hiding in the buggy, but they found Jemmy under the seat in the buggy. The plan didn't work.

Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy took both of the boys out of the buggy and started whipping them until Betsy and Petunia the Dancing Bear got there. Betsy, who knew both Jemmy and the Prince, made Petunia scare off Cutwater and Hold-Your-Nose Billy. Betsy, Petunia, Jemmy, and Prince Brat got back into the buggy and rode off to the carnival to take Betsy and Petunia to the carnival to make money. This is how the section ended.