There have been some pretty great lies told throughout history, and some of the best have been compiled and explained in this fun and enlightening book. Divided into 4 sections with 3 or four chapters each, the reader learns about well known people like P.T. Barnum and Washington Irving and lesser known people like Pope Leo X and George Hull (who played the Cardiff Giant prank). You read about poop burgers (yuck) and Listerine. Religious scams, Ponzi schemes and pretenders like Anna Anderson - was she the missing daughter of the Russian Czar? There’s even a section on aliens, ghosts and monsters - BigFoot and Loch Ness monster lovers, beware.
The chapters are concise - 3-4 pages each, giving just enough background knowledge to get you into the story and then unmasking, explaining, disproving. This was a very fun read. Full of “did you knows” and “you’ll never believe whats.” Highly recommended for middle school and high school readers, and I’m not lying!
MS, HS - ESSENTIAL Lisa Librarian
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