Michelle Ann Abate is professor of literature for children and young adults at the Ohio State University. She has published six books and dozens of essays on a wide range of topics...view moreMichelle Ann Abate is professor of literature for children and young adults at the Ohio State University. She has published six books and dozens of essays on a wide range of topics in US popular culture, comics and graphic novels, LGBTQ studies, and literature for young readers.view less