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17-year-old Danbury student turns school assignment into published book

"Cosmic Cat" was officially published last November and is available on Amazon.

Leanna Wells

Jan 27, 2026, 9:55 PM

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Christian Ewers, a senior at Wooster school, is now a published author thanks to a school assignment.

Two years ago, he was given an assignment to write about world origins and animals. Shortly after he started working on it, Ewers realized it could become something more, a book. Then, his humanities teacher encouraged him to get it published.

"The whole journey was amazing, I had so much fun doing it," Ewers said.

He recalled that writing the book was easy, but sharing it with others was not.

"Sharing it with people, like friends and family, and sometimes strangers, was a little bit nerve-wracking. But, I'm glad I did it," he said.

Ewers entitled the book "Cosmic Cat."

Elizabeth Higgins, the humanities coordinator at the Wooster School, said she encourages students to find their own voice.

"Wooster helps students think about this idea of who am I? Who do I want to be, and what does it mean to be human, and humanities focuses on kids asking for and developing an understanding of the world and their role in it," Higgins said.

"Cosmic Cat" was officially published last November and is available on Amazon.

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