Fakers: An Insider's Guide to Cons, Hoaxes, and Scams

From the Trojan horse to fake news, scams have run rampant throughout history and across the globe. Some con artists do it for fun, others for profit. . . and every once in a while, a faker saves the world.

In this era of daily online hoaxes, it's easy to be caught off-guard. Fakers arms kids with information, introducing them to the funniest, weirdest, and most influential cons and scams in human history. Profiles of con artists will get readers thinking about motivation and consequence, and practical tips will help protect them from falsehoods. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is--except in the case of this book

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 10/02/2018
ISBN: 9781580897433
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.60w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2018
Booklist 10/01/2018 pg. 38
School Library Journal 10/01/2018 pg. 91

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 501245 / Fakers: An Insider's Guide to Cons, Hoaxes, and Scams
Reading Level: 7.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7