Barry Baskerville was one of the strangest boys in his hometown of Watsonville.Most of the boys in his class wanted to be astronauts, truck drivers, or cowboys.Barry thought that was silly. He was determined to become the world’s most famous detective. He wanted to be just like Sherlock Holmes. A precocious school age boy who uses observation and deduction to befuddle and impress his classmates, teachers and parents in a tale brightly illustrated by artist Gary Kato intended for young readers (age 7-10). In this installment of the delightful series Barry is up to his usual antics as he annoys his friends and teachers with his tricky questions based around careful observation. When Christmas trees begin to disappear in town Barry thinks up a scheme to track down the thief with the help of his trusted hound, Pompey!