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Grayson
Lynne Cox
#UB1882
Hardcover,148 pages; 2006
$16.95
 Members' Price: $14.41
This magical story reads like a delightful fairy tale, but, astonishingly, Grayson is the true-life account of an extraordinary ocean adventure. Training for a marathon swim off the coast of Seal Beach, California, Lynne Cox (seventeen years old at the time) suddenly realized that something big-really big—was swimming below her. Her underwater companion, it turns out, was a frolicsome, eighteen-foot baby whale! Because Grayson (as she named him) was following her so resolutely, Cox did not want to return to shore, for fear of endangering him. Furthermore, she knew he'd need to be reunited with his mother soon to survive. And so, the unusual duo set off to find Grayson's mom. The almost mystical connection Cox felt with Grayson might seem fanciful to some, but her magnanimous spirit and dogged optimism—as well as her lyrical descriptions of the ocean and the life within it-make this uplifting little book a joyful experience for all. Grayson, an inspiring gift for teen readers, would also be a perfect present for a mother you know and love.
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