Xinyu Ding is an illustrator and painter born in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, and now a Toronto-based freelance illustrator. She is a 2019 graduate student from Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto. Most of her work is inspired by daily life and daydreaming. Watercolor and digital painting are two mediums she mostly likes to use. To view more of her work, visit her website dingxinyu.art
The Third Floor
Written by Elijah Wachowiak, Grade 7
Cover illustration by Xinyu Ding
Missing and presumed dead, famous author Silias Mustang left behind more than just brilliant works of fiction. He left an old home with a forbidden third floor that housed mysterious powers locked away to keep others safe. That is, until his young nephew, Hugh stumbled upon the truth, taking him on a horrifying and thrilling adventure of a lifetime, forever unlocking the mysteries of the third floor.
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My name is Elijah Wachowiak and I am an author. I’m thirteen years old and I live in the city of Barrie, Ontario. I first began to tell stories a couple years ago to my four-year-old cousin. I started out with simple fairytale-esque tales, but soon realized that I could use my talent for much more. I began writing The Third Floor over the summer, completing it in August of 2018. Thanks to this opportunity from the Ripple Foundation, I am excited to publish The Third Floor and share my writing with the world!
- Elijah was featured in his local paper Barrie Today