Journal Entry
From the journal of Minnow Gray
The team here has created a surprisingly popular Adopt-A-Great White Shark program to raise money to help fund their research.
Max said at first people laughed at them, but they stuck with it and soon developed a passionate following. In exchange for
a hefty donation, people get a photo card with the shark they want to adopt, a personalized certificate, a key chain and a
stuffed white shark. My favorite part of the whole thing is reading the letters from these people who are obsessed with these
animals. Little girls! Grandmas! Businessmen! One girl in particular is in love with Everest (named for the size of his fin)
and she writes to him once a month without fail. I love her spunk. All those exclamation points! Really, Samantha is a girl
after my own heart.
Dear Everest,
How is winter going over there? I hope you are not freezing to death! You are my favorite shark in the whole world! People
tease me and tell me I can’t love a shark, but I do. I love you! I hope I get to meet you one day. That would be fun!
Forever yours,
Samantha