Oscar vs the Grand Old Dude Named York

Whenever Oscar tries to rescue his football from his grumpy old neighbour’s yard, Basil York responds with violence. Oscar and his parents have reported Basil to the local policeman, Errol, on several occasions because Basil also throws knives at Oscar when he passes his property on his bicycle. But Errol thinks Basil is just a harmless old man. Oscar’s grandpa owned an antique shop in town before his sudden death a year ago. He left Oscar a small bottle with an even smaller ship inside. He also left him a gold necklace with red stones, but no one understands why. Oscar thinks he will give it to Tiffany—the coolest girl in the school. After the antique shop is burgled, three detectives visit Oscar’s house. They ask if his grandpa owned anything valuable. Oscar doesn’t tell them about the necklace because he wants to give it to Tiffany. But after Tiffany gets the necklace, the burglars strike again—they are looking for it and Tiffany is in danger! A fast-paced story about mysterious events, first love and crime-solving aimed at boys in junior high school.