Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1)

by Gregory Maguire

Say spirit.” Chistery picked a nit off his chest and ate it. “Spirit,” sang Auntie, “there is spirit, I know it. Spirit!” “Spit,” said Chistery, or something like it.

The most hilarious part of the book.