Fair Game

by Erika Tamar

Book Overview

A sordid incident on a humid spring afternoon in the affluent suburb of Shorehaven leads to accusations that a group of popular high-school athletes sexually assaulted a retarded teenage girl. But was it gang rape, or was the girl a willing participant? "Meticulously rendered and narrated in speedy, staccato language, this novel is a must-read for any teen who has considered the implications of foul play."--Publishers Weekly

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 015278537X
• ISBN13: 9780152785376
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.5" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Wow

I read this book a while ago, but I still will always remember it as one of my favourite books. I loved it and it had such a powerful effect on me that I made all my friends read it too. It's disturbing, but amazing. I recommend it.

An intensely realistic and interesting novel!

Faire game demonstrates a realistic down-to-earth and yet scary view of highschool. As most people know highschool can be a terrifing expirience and this novel shows the extent of this. A mildy retarded girl longs to belong in a group of popular kids and goes to many lenghts to achieve that. Until one day she follows the boys around and as the boys already know,she will do many things to be accepted and they decide to take advantage of this. I dont want to give away what happens but the varied vew points provide an intense and detailed look at the feelings of the girl that was taken advantage of, a girlfriend to one of the boys involved and a friend to all of the boys. This book is harsh and shocking although Tamar is a great writer and can really show the terrible side of highschool. Not being able to put it down for 3 days straight I agree that this book deserves 5 stars!

Really Good

I really enjoyed this book. I thoght it was really cruel how those jocks treated Cara. I hated how the girlfriend of one of the jocks was so stupid. She didn't want to believe that her boyfriend was scum. She had the nerve to go back and do it with him several times after the incident. The chapters are split into different people's point of view. I think the author did a really good job on this book. I read this book in July '99 coming out of 6th grade in one day. I stayed up all night reading the book. I checked this book out of the library. But I really reccommend you buy this book.

Written with real feeling and true to life.

I could not put this book down. This book was written with real feeling. I felt like I was actually there with the characters. I could really relate to L.J. and Joe, and I could better understand what it's like to see through the eyes of a slow-learner like Cara. It was sad to witness the break-up of Scott and L.J., but she made a smart decision by leaving him. Joe was more of a man than the other jocks. It's hard to resist peer pressure...and sometimes your own feelings for someone. This book told the story truer than most books i've read, complete with cuss words spurting out of the mouths of teens. When I was finished, I was kind of disappointed. I wanted to read more and find out what happened between the jocks and Cara. I'll be sure to check out more of Tamar's books in the future.

FAIR GAME

THE BOOK WAS GREAT, I COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN FOR A SECOND BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE I COULD OF DONE SOMETHING FOR CARA,L.J.,AND SCOTT. EACH STORY WAS DIFFERENT AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO MADE A GOOD DICISION AND A BAD DICISION. EVEN THE STRESS AND CONFUSION L.J. WENT THROUGH WAS VERY HARD FOR HER. L.J. MADE A VERY GOOD DICISION FOR HERSELF IN THE END.