Grayson becomes fascinated with the past when an ancient artifact is discovered. With homework to get done and sports to discuss, Grayson's friends don't seem to have the time to focus on the past. When a joke plan to steal the artifact becomes more and more real by the second, and a web of mysteries from the past begins to be expsoed, what will Grayson unearth?

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Meet Grayson and his three best friends, Leo, Andrew, and Johnny. When Leo discovers he’s a descendant of Julius Caesar, and the emperor’s recently rediscovered crown is about to go on display in Washington DC, the boys come up with a plan: steal the crown from the Smithsonian and return it to its rightful heir. What could go wrong on the 7th-grade class trip?”