The Dare Game - Hardcover

Wilson, Jacqueline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038540901X ISBN 13: 9780385409018

Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books, 2000

Synopsis

Tracy Beaker, the Great Inventor of Extremely Outrageous Dares, returns in a sequel to "The Story of Tracy Beaker."

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Review:

Just when you think Jacqueline Wilson cannot possibly get any better, back she comes with another book to knock your socks off--in this instance, it is the return of one of Wilson's greatest heroines, Tracy Beaker.

The Story of Tracy Beaker introduced us to a mischievous 10-year-old girl coping with life in a children's home, lurching from one foster home to another and waiting for her ever-so-glamorous mum to come and take her away from it all.The Dare Game picks up where The Story of Tracy Beaker left off, with Tracy firmly ensconced in the home of foster mother Cam, a creative sort who was instantly drawn to the troubled child and who fought to win the right to take care of her.

The trouble is, Tracy thought things would be perfect with Cam but reality is tough. After all, it's hardly fair that Cam refuses to buy her foster daughter designer clothes and give her loads of money, now is it? So the petulant Tracy bunks off school and hides out in her secret place to avoid being teased by the other pupils and to stop herself from strangling Vomity Bagley, the English teacher. But one day her haven is disturbed by two very different boys, each dealing with their own problematic family lives, and the three form a friendship based on playing The Dare Game ... a game that gets more dangerous as Tracy's life becomes even more unsettled.

Trying to find new words to describe Wilson's writing is almost impossible--almost every review of any of her books is sure to feature "touching, funny and beautifully observed". The Dare Game is no exception. Tracy Beaker is a classic Wilson heroine--troubled, feisty and fired by humour, hope and true grit--and this superb novel is knock-em-dead proof that Jacqueline Wilson is simply the best. Age 8 and over --Susan Harrison

Review:

"'Wilson tackles subjects that other writers shy away from and this meaty read will win her more fans'
The Guardian"

"'Thoughtful sequel.... Wilson has a genius for conveying tricky material to those readers who can handle it'
The Times"

"'Just when you think Jacqueline Wilson cannot possibly get any better, back she comes with another book to knock your socks off.... Tracy Beaker is a classic Wilson heroine - troubled, feisty and fired by humour, hope and true grit - and this superb novel is knock-em-dead proof that Jacqueline Wilson is simply the best' Amazon.co.uk"

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 038540901X
• ISBN 13: 9780385409018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Illustrator: Sharratt Nick