Hoax for Hire

Written by Laura Martin

A boy who hates his family's hoaxing business must pull off sea-monster hoaxes alone.

3.9 Goodreads · 272 ratings

320 pages· 67,532 words· Est. 9.5 hour read· 920L· AR 6.1 · 11 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

The McNeils are professional hoaxers who trick people into thinking they've seen Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. Twelve-year-old Grayson wants nothing to do with the family business. But when the McNeils land a huge job, four sea-monster hoaxes in one week, and then Dad and Gramps go missing, Grayson and his brother Curtis are the only ones left to finish the job and save their family.

From the publisher

Goonies meets the humor and heart of Gordon Korman in this new adventure full of nonstop action and spot-on humor from the critically acclaimed author of Float.The McNeil family has always been professional hoaxers--tricking bystanders into believing they're seeing legendary creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Unlike the rest of his family, twelve-year-old Grayson hates hoaxing and wants nothing to do with the business--even when the McNeils land a huge job and must pull off four sea monster hoaxes in a week.But when things go disastrously wrong and Dad and Gramps go missing, Grayson and his brother, Curtis, are the only people who can finish the job and save their family.

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