Abarat
by Clive Barker
is $1.99 at B&N.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/abar...=1&usri=abarat
Below is the blurb:
A journey beyond imagination is about to unfold. . . .
It begins in the most boring place in the world: Chickentown, U.S.A. There lives Candy Quackenbush, her heart bursting for some clue as to what her future might hold.
When the answer comes, it's not one she expects.
Welcome to the Abarat.