Faker
Summary
Twelve-year-old Trey has spent his whole life helping his con-artist father swindle rich families. But when he starts making real friends and questioning the family business, he has to decide if he can get his family to stop lying when their lives depend on it.
At a Glance
💬LanguageMild
⚔️ViolenceMild
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholNone
📋Other ContentHeavy
Heads-Up
Deception / Lying: Central to the entire story. The protagonist's father is a professional con artist who uses his children to access wealthy families. Trey lies about his identity, name, and background at every school. The family operates under fake identities and flees when scams are discovered. The moral arc confronts this directly but lying and fraud are depicted extensively throughout
Language
💬 Does Faker have profanity or strong language?
Profanity (F-word, S-word, etc.)None
None. Zero swear words throughout the book
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
None
Crude / Childish LanguageMild
One slapstick reference to a boy injuring himself on a banister newel post
| f-word | 0 |
| sh*t | 0 |
| *ss | 0 |
| b*st*rd | 0 |
| b*tch | 0 |
| bl**dy | 0 |
| bug**r | 0 |
| d*mn | 0 |
| c-word | 0 |
| h*ll | 0 |
| cr*p | 0 |
Violence
⚔️ Is Faker violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
None
Disturbing / FrighteningMild
A car chase scene while the family flees a scam; played for tension, not graphic
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
None
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyMild
Younger sister's teasing; minor sibling rivalry
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in Faker
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
None
Sexually SuggestiveNone
None
Kissing (Light / Peck)None
None
Kissing (Passionate)None
None
Heterosexual RomanceMild
12-year-old boy has a crush on a 12-year-old girl; his younger sister teases him about it; completely innocent
Homosexual RomanceNone
None
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in Faker
Illegal Drug UseNone
None
Legal Alcohol UseNone
None
Implied / Referenced UseNone
None
Other Content
📋 Other content in Faker
Medical / Body ProcessesNone
None
Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
Absent mother; child raised in criminal lifestyle; FBI investigation; father figure is deeply flawed but loving; child forced to choose between family loyalty and doing right
Deception / LyingHeavy
Central to the entire story. The protagonist's father is a professional con artist who uses his children to access wealthy families. Trey lies about his identity, name, and background at every school. The family operates under fake identities and flees when scams are discovered. The moral arc confronts this directly but lying and fraud are depicted extensively throughout
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