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"A great book I discovered that I can't wait to share with students is Can I See Your I. It contains stories of ten imposters, many who are teenagers. I think students will love reading about these famous cons! Frank Abagnale, Love Reading, Great Books, Mind Blown, Teenagers, Believe In You, Students, Challenges, Canning

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"A great book I discovered that I can't wait to share with students is Can I See Your I.D.? It contains stories of ten imposters, many who are teenagers. I think students will love reading about these famous cons!"

"This is a fake magazine cover I made for one of my characters in the book Can I See Your I. The book is a collection of stories about fake identities. Fake Magazine Covers, Frank Abagnale, Fake Identity, See You, Old Boys, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Vignettes, I Can

Fake Magazine Covers

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"This is a fake magazine cover I made for one of my characters in the book Can I See Your I.D.? The book is a collection of stories about fake identities."

"This is my info graphic that I made for the book Can I See Your I. I focused on explaining three of the short stories that the book has on about people faking their identities. Frank Abagnale, Fake Identity, Mind Blown, Short Stories, Book, People, Book Illustrations, People Illustration, Books

Book Illustrations

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"This is my info graphic that I made for the book Can I See Your I.D.? I focused on explaining three of the short stories that the book has on about people faking their identities."

New York's A train, famously (and literally) taken by masquerader Keron Thomas. Frank Abagnale, 16 Year Old, Old Boys, Mind Blown, Vignettes, Train, Games, Gaming, Strollers

New York's A train, famously (and literally) taken by 16-year-old masquerader Keron Thomas.

Ferdinand Waldo Demara, aka the Great Impostor. Frank Abagnale, Ferdinand, Life Magazine, Old Boys, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Vignettes, The Man, Jr

Bigodes Postiços

"I’ve been postponing writing the post about Ferdinand Waldo Demara, Jr., aka The Great Impostor. There are so many directions this fanboy post could take that I was afraid I would just write a long, babbling rant. But let’s take a few of those directions."

No Ordinary Soldier: Sarah Rosetta Wakeman - Ghosts of DC Frank Abagnale, Union Army, Mind Blown, New Orleans, War, History, June 19, Ghosts, Cemetery

Sarah "Lyons" Wakeman

"Thinking of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, who joined the Union army during the Civil War, fought, died, and was buried, all as a man, 'Lyons.' She is buried at the Union cemetery at the Chalmette Battlefield."

Europa Europa: The real Solomon Perel -- known then as "Josef Perjell" -- with some of his Hitler Youth classmates. Solomon was a jew who convinced the Nazis that he was German. Frank Abagnale, The Third Reich, Old Boys, Solomon, Boys Who, Mind Blown, World War Ii, Vignettes, True Stories

The Third Reich

Ruth Geffner: The Story of Solomon Perel

Solomon Perel -- known then as "Josef Perjell" -- with some of his Hitler Youth classmates.

What's true? The Reconstruction of Asa Carter examines double lives and secret identities Frank Abagnale, James Frey, Double Life, Old Boys, Oprah, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Memoirs, Vignettes

What's true? The Reconstruction of Asa Carter examines double lives and secret identities

"The story of Asa Carter was well known at different times in history. He was a household name in the mid '70s, in the '90s when his novel, The Education of Little Tree (the book was published as a new paperback edition) resurfaced and when Oprah brought to the limelight James Frey's A Million Little Pieces. When the topic of fake memoirs is fresh, his character reappears."

The curious story of “Princess Caraboo,” who came to Bristol in 1817 saying she was royalty from an island in the Indian Ocean - retro pin Wells, Famous Princesses, Rejected Princesses, 19th Century England, Phoebe Cates, Woman Back, Women Names, High Society, The Fool

Famous Princesses

Rejected Princesses

19th Century England

"Princess Caraboo" Drawn and engraved by N. Branwhite

The Great Escape From Slavery of Ellen and William Craft -- Passing as a white man traveling with his servant, two slaves fled their masters in a thrilling tale of deception and intrigue. African American Weddings, African American History, The Great Escape, African Diaspora, Indian Hairstyles, Prom Hairstyles, American Revolution, American Civil War

African American Weddings

African American History

The Great Escape

African Diaspora

Indian Hairstyles

Prom Hairstyles

American Revolution

American Civil War

The Great Escape From Slavery of Ellen and William Craft

"One of the most ingenious escapes from slavery was that of a married couple from Georgia, Ellen and William Craft."

Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin: 50 years later. How has this book held up? New People, Good People, John Howard, Black Like Me, Jim Crow, Cute Cats And Dogs, Civil Rights Movement, Coffee And Books, Yesterday And Today

Cute Cats And Dogs

Civil Rights Movement

Coffee And Books

Yesterday And Today

Black Like Me, 50 Years Later

"John Howard Griffin, left in New Orleans in 1959, asked what 'adjustments' a white man would have to make if he were black."

Riley Weston Riley has worked as an actress and writer on many television shows and feature films but is now focusing on her biggest passion, country music! Her first single, If I Said Howdy is awesome. This is her debut album, Surrender Laughing. Frank Abagnale, Independent Music, Baby Music, Old Boys, Debut Album, Feature Film, Boys Who, In Hollywood, Mind Blown

Independent Music

rileyweston.com

"Riley Weston inspired a brief stretch of soul-searching in Hollywood about the bias toward younger talent and why some sorts of showbiz deceptions are more acceptable than others." -- from Can I See Your I.D.?

"Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. For over thirty years he has lectured to and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world." Frank Abagnale, Government Agencies, Private Investigator, Financial Institutions, I School, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Vignettes, Author

Government Agencies

Private Investigator

Financial Institutions

Abagnale & Associates

"Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. For over thirty years he has lectured to and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world."

10 Bizarre Cases of Identity Theft - Listverse Frank Abagnale, Identity Theft, Attorney General, Feature Film, Mind Blown, Vignettes, Doctor Assistant, Airline Pilot, Author

Attorney General

Doctor Assistant

"Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Frank Abagnale as a game show contestant, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Juli, F. W. Abagnale, 7/5/06,” over a Frank W. Abagnale Secure Documents Consultant pressed seal. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a color promotional postcard for Catch Me if You Can, the feature film he inspired."

Can I See Your I. : True Stories of False Identities by Chris Barton True crime, desperation, fraud, and adventure: From the impoverished young woman who enchanted nineteenth-century Brit… Chris Barton, Sci Fi Short Stories, Frank Abagnale, Book Reviews For Kids, Identity Theft, Reading Levels, Nassau, See You, True Crime

Sci Fi Short Stories

Book Reviews For Kids

Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories of False Identities | IndieBound.org

Can I See Your I.D.? True Stories of False Identities: True Stories of False Identities By Chris Barton; Paul Hoppe (Illustrator) (Dial, Hardcover, 9780803733107, 144pp.) Publication Date: April 14, 2011

Can I See Your I. True Stories of False Identities by Chris Barton Chris Barton, Frank Abagnale, Tooth Pulled, Black And White Illustration, Draw Your, See You, Mind Blown, Vignettes, True Stories

Black And White Illustration

Can I See Your I.D.? True Stories of False Identities by Chris Barton

Illustrations for the profile of Frank W. Abagnale Jr., of "Catch Me If You Can" fame.

Browsing the new online repository of photos from LIFE magazine’s archives, which includes the above shot of my current subject, impostor Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. Frank Abagnale, Ferdinand, See You, Life Magazine, News Online, Mug Shots, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Vignettes

This One's Dedicated to... (#4): Gordon Korman, Unplugged

Browsing the new online repository of photos from LIFE magazine’s archives, which includes the above shot of my current subject, impostor Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr.

Galleys — “advance, uncorrected proof[s], not for resale” — for my next book arrived this week! The real deal has a publication date of next April, but I’ve already begun sending these early versions out into the world. Paul Hoppe’s illustrations are too good to keep to myself… Frank Abagnale, Keep To Myself, Chris Paul, Book Making, Fire Trucks, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Vignettes, True Stories

Galleys — “advance, uncorrected proof[s], not for resale” — for my next book arrived this week! The real deal has a publication date of next April, but I’ve already begun sending these early versions out into the world. Paul Hoppe’s illustrations are too good to keep to myself…

The book -- and the bookmarks! Chris Barton, Frank Abagnale, Book Making, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Vignettes, Bookmarks, The Book, Make It Yourself

Make It Yourself

The book -- and the bookmarks!

You didn't think the past was already past, did you? Frank Abagnale, Book People, Old Boys, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Giveaways, I Can, The Past, Product Launch

You didn't think the past was already past, did you?

I also spent some time on fakecrap.com — not in any sort of official authorial capacity, but as a shopper for giveaways for my May 14 launch of Can I See Your I.D.? at Austin’s BookPeople. If you’re one of the first 30 people there, well, if the disguise works, we’ll have no way of knowing…

A few questions were answered, a few books were signed. Frank Abagnale, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Vignettes, The Past, Books, Libros, Book, Book Illustrations

Book Illustrations

You didn't think the past was already past, did you?

A few questions were answered, a few books were signed...

Last Saturday, Austin& favorite indie bookseller BookPeople hosted my launch celebration for Can I See Your I. True Stories of False Identities. Chris Barton, Frank Abagnale, Philosophy Books, Book Festival, Book People, See You, Boys Who, Mind Blown, Vignettes

Philosophy Books

You didn't think the past was already past, did you?

Last Saturday, Austin’s favorite indie bookseller BookPeople hosted my launch celebration for Can I See Your I.D.? True Stories of False Identities.

Author Chris Barton talks with Kathi Appelt about his new book, "Can I See You ID?" which is a collection of essays about real people who have donned false identities. The book is illustrated by Paul Hoppe and published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Chris Barton, Frank Abagnale, See You, Boys Who, Real People, Mind Blown, New Books, I Can, Author

Chris Barton Talks about "Can I See Your ID?"

Author Chris Barton talks with Kathi Appelt about his new book, "Can I See You ID?" which is a collection of essays about real people who have donned false identities. The book is illustrated by Paul Hoppe and published by Dial Books for Young Readers.