The Dare Game The Dare Game The Dare Game also known as I Dare You, Tracy Beaker is a children's novel written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt, first published in 2000. It is a sequel to the best-selling "The Story of Tracy Beaker". After the events of The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy is living with her foster mother Cam. Their relationship is tense; Tracy has grown to resent Cam for imposing what she sees as an excessively restrictive lifestyle. Tracy also has troubles at school, where she does not get along with her teacher or classmates. After discovering an
Tracy Beaker on reading lists for schools, so boys will be involved in the classroom. "The Story of Tracy Beaker" has been UK libraries' most-loaned book between 2000 and 2010. In its description of Tracy, an article for the "Herald Scotland" states: "Though her life is bleak, Tracy is funny, imaginative, articulate and hopeful, like all Wilson's heroines." A "Liverpool Echo" article describes Tracy as "a heroinea cult character who could be played by any actress." Winifred Robinson, writing in a "Daily Mail" editorial, criticised the character and suggested that behaviour such as her outbursts were influencing children to act in a