Abarat -- Clive Barker

<p><strong>Clive Barker, author of <em>The Thief of Always</em>, delivers an epic battle filled with fantasy and adventure that readers won't want to put down </strong></p><p><em>A journey beyond imagination is about to unfold...</em></p><p>It begins in Chickentown, USA. There lives Candy Quackenbush, her heart bursting for some clue as to what her future might hold.</p><p>When the answer comes, it's not one she expects.</p><p>Welcome to the Abarat, a vast archipelago where every island is a different hour of the day. Candy has a place in this extraordinary land: She is here to help save the Abarat from the dark forces that are stirring at its heart--forces older than Time itself, and more evil than anything Candy has ever encountered. She's a strange heroine, she knows. But this is a strange world.</p><p>And in the Abarat, all things are possible.</p><p>Don't miss this first book in Clive Barker's <em>New York Times</em> bestselling Abarat series. This is the mass market paperback edition.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Clive Barker<br><b>Publisher:</b> HarperCollins<br><b>Published:</b> 08/31/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 431<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.52lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.74h x 4.30w x 1.06d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780060596378<br><b>Age Range:</b> 12-15<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.5<br><b>Point Value:</b> 15<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>64593 / Abarat<br><br><b>Award:</b> Locus Awards - Nominee<b