Fakers

FakersBy: H. P. Wood Illustrator: David Clark 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.

Mauling a mailman

She never could have imagined that they would have the “brilliant” idea of living in nearly identical houses on the same street

So when she sees an ad for Life2: Do more

an ex-assassin brutally scarred by a mission gone wrong

There weren't many women who tried to become doctors when Virginia Apgar went to medical school--but she didn't let that stop her

bursting with humanity

and all the other lovelorn ladies of OLOF—Bartolomeo struggles to create art while remaining the steadfast linchpin of the volatile di Crespi clan

When his teacher asks each child in the class to write a story

while he—regular kid that he is—is headed to summer school

the Hotel Vendôme is soon renowned for its unparalleled service and discretion—the ideal refuge for the rich and famous—and a perfect home for Hugues’s family

杭德透過一道道線索到了好幾個地方，最後來到火車站，看到一個神祕箱，放滿了華麗服裝的箱子！還有一封指名要給「杭德」的信……

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