Michael (Illustrator) Crouch

Poverty-stricken Joseph bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him. -- Provided by publisher. Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can't be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets "the itch," and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic books -- superheroes have a lot...