Nickel Bay Nick / Pitchford, Dean

When eleven-year-old Sam gets into trouble and is forced to work for his reclusive neighbor Mr. Wells, he soon finds out that his mysterious new acquaintance hides many secrets of his own--including one that will change Sam's life forever.

Eleven-year-old Sam Brattle is having the most miserable Christmas of his life, and most of the rest of his town of Nickel Bay is having a bad one, too: Nickel Bay Nick, the Good Samaritan that distributes hundred dollar bills each Christmas, has been a no-show. Looking for him, Sam learns that it may be up to him to make this Christmas a good one for everyone.