Writing an Interesting Hook or Lead gets readers interested in reading a story. Most fiction and some non-fiction published texts have great examples of interesting hooks / leads to capture the readers interest. To improve the quality of student writing, we learn about how to write different types of leads to hook the reader's interest. Some famous children's stories with interesting leads are written below:
“If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book.”
Lemony Snicket ~ A Series of Unfortunate Events
“‘Where’s Papa going with that axe?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.”
Charlotte's Web
“Marley was dead, to begin with.”
A Christmas Carol
“If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book.”
Lemony Snicket ~ A Series of Unfortunate Events
“‘Where’s Papa going with that axe?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.”
Charlotte's Web
“Marley was dead, to begin with.”
A Christmas Carol