Gilad Shalit

In June 25, 2006, Hamas terrorists crossed the Israeli border with Gaza and abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, then 19. Today, almost two years later, Shalit is still being held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

As a fifth-grade student, Gilad wrote “When the Shark and the Fish First Met,” a story about two creatures who, by all accounts, should have been sworn enemies. However, the shark and the fish iron out their differences and even get their parents to see beyond their traditional enmity.