Nickel Bay Nick
Nickel Bay Nick
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Nickel Bay Nick

Written by Dean Pitchford
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8 - 12
Reading age
272
Page count
206
Words per page
830L
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Oct 16, 2014
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Perfect for fans of Jerry Spinelli and Gary D. Schmidt, this heartfelt coming-of-age story will make you believe in the power of second chances. Eleven-year-old Sam Brattle is already having the worst Christmas ever - his dad’s bakery is going bankrupt and his mom is spending the holidays with her new family. To make things worse, Nickel Bay Nick, the anonymous Good Samaritan who leaves hundred-dollar bills around Nickel Bay at Christmastime, is a no-show, so this year the rest of the town is as miserable as Sam. When he stumbles upon the secret identity of this mysterious do-gooder, Sam is stunned to learn that he might now be his town’s only hope. But before he can rescue Nickel Bay, Sam has to learn the skills of a spy and unravel some even darker secrets that will change his life forever. “Told with wry humor, this fast-paced novel will appeal to fans of Louis Sachar’s Holes (Farrar, 1998) and Gary D. Schmidt’s Okay for Now (Clarion, 2011)…. This is a Christmas book that can be enjoyed year-round.”–School Library Journal

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Christmassecretsfamilygenerosity and givinghabits and behaviorcity and town lifeChristmas and adventneighborsthievesthieves, robbers, and outlawssingle-parent familiesself-discoveryfriendshipcommunity

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780147512277
    Publication Date
    October 16, 2014
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Original Publication Date
    October 17, 2013
    Page Count
    272
    Words Per Page
    206
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    830L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~T
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    162467
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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