Sixteen-year-old Paul Nicholas is a self-confessed Christmas fanatic.

That’s why he—a girl who smells like peppermint and thinks picking out presents to the strains of Winter Wonderland is the ultimate afternoon activity. But when he catches Sarah making out with Santa Claus at the Paramus Park mall, his dad’s over-the-top lights catch the Nicholas house on fire, and his mom gets fired from Fortunoff’s because of something he did for Christmas for Sarah, Paul gets caught in a downward spiral of holiday gloom. This year, the spirit of Scrooge has settled in—and it’s not going to be pretty. Or will the spirit of the holiday prevail?

From the Hardcover edition.