A Favorite TV Star Writes a Book

One sunny day not long ago, a man named Mike did something very exciting. Mike is a man that many people know from a fun TV show called Survivor. On the TV show, people live on an island, play games, and work together to solve problems. Mike was on the show, and many people liked him because he was kind and smart. He became a fan-favorite, which means lots and lots of viewers were his fans and cheered for him.

Now, Mike has a brand new job. He has written a book! A book is called a novel when it tells a long made-up story. This news happened recently, in the season of fall. His new novel is about a group of people who go on a TV show. This TV show in the book is very much like the real Survivor show! In the book’s show, people also go to an island, face challenges, and try to win. It is a story about adventure, friendship, and trying your best.

Writing a book is a big challenge, just like the challenges on the TV show. Mike had to use his imagination to think of all the characters and what happens to them. He had to sit down and write, write, write for many days. He used his own experiences from being on real TV to help make the story feel exciting and real.

This teaches us that we can use what we learn in one part of our life to do something new and creative in another part. This is a happy and positive story. It shows that you can have more than one dream. First, Mike was on a TV show. Now, he is an author, which is a person who writes books. It teaches us about trying new things and not giving up. Even when a big task seems hard, like writing a whole book, you can finish it step by step.

Mike’s story reminds us that learning and creating are important. We can all be authors of our own stories by writing in our journals or telling stories to our friends. It is fun to think about Mike making up a pretend TV show inside his book. It is like a story inside a story! Fans of the real Survivor show might read his novel and smile, because it will remind them of the fun they had watching. And for people who like to read, it will be a brand new adventure. Mike’s news shows us that stories are everywhere—on TV, in books, and in our own imaginations.

Vocabulary Words

Fan-favorite: A person or thing that is very popular and liked by many fans.
Novel: A long written story that is made up by an author.
Challenges: Difficult tasks or problems that test your skills.
Experiences: Things that have happened to you that you have seen or done.
Author: A person who writes a book or story.

Comprehension Questions

What TV show was Mike on?
A. A show about cooking
B. A show called Survivor
C. A cartoon show
D. A show about science
What did Mike make recently?
A. A new painting
B. A television
C. A novel, or book
D. A video game
What is the book Mike wrote about?
A. A group of people on a TV show like Survivor
B. How to build a treehouse
C. The life of a famous scientist
D. A story about a talking dog
How did Mike‘s own life help him write the book?
A. He used his experiences from being on a real TV show.
B. He asked his teacher for help.
C. He read a different book to copy it.
D. He watched a movie to get ideas.
What does this story teach us?
A. That TV is the most important thing.
B. That you can try new things and be creative.
C. That books are not fun to read.
D. That you should only have one job.