Can I See Your I.D.?

Unusual biographical accounts of 10 people who have assumed false identities- some to escape persecution or danger, some to escape paying for the crimes they committed, and some to simply live lives they couldn't live as they were. The stories include that of 16-year-old boy who impersonated a transit worker to fulfill his dream of piloting a New York City subway train in 1993 and that of an impoverished young woman who enchanted nineteenth-century British society while impersonating an Asian princess. The narratives are written in second person, so young readers can thoroughly get into the minds of real impersonators.


Barton, Chris. (2011) Can I See Your I.D.?: true stories of false identities. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers. 121 pages. ISBN: 978-0-803-73310-7.

Ages: 11+
Rating: Outstanding