Michael

Michael's favorite book is The Dwarf Omnibus by one G. G. Greenleaf. Among the many subjects it touches upon are dwarfish history, the laws and customs of dwarfish society, dwarfish art, literature and song; the book even provides, in one of its appendices, enough recipes to whip up a very respectable dwarfish feast.

Of course, Michael knows dwarves don't actually exist. Sort of. But thinking about dwarves is one way to escape life in an orphanage. Granted, it can also get you beat up. But it's worth it, since his father, whom he hasn't seen in ten years, gave him the book.