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

by **H. P. Wood** (Author), **David Clark** (Illustrator)

**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

### Author Biography

H. P. Wood is the granddaughter of a mad inventor and a sideshow magician. She is also the author of _Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet_, a novel for adults about Coney Island con artists. _Fakers_ is her first book for young readers.

David Clark is the illustrator of more than fifteen books for children, including _Higgins Hole_ by Kevin Boreen, _What's for Dinner? Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World_ by Katherine B. Hauth (a winner of the New Mexico Book Awards), and _Pirate Bob_ by Kathryn Lasky. He is also the illustrator and co-creator of the syndicated comic strip Barney & Clyde. He lives in Luray, Virginia.

**Number of Pages:** 176

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 9.1 x 7.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 02, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

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

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 7.6

**Point Value:** 7

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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