Age 10 is when I discovered Robin McKinley. We read The Blue Sword in class and I was totally head over heels hooked. (Note: Deerskin is not suitable for a sensitive 10 year old because it is about incest and rape.)

I also discovered Diana Wynne Jones on my own, with a book report on Dogsbody. I'm so sad that she's gone, but she left a wonderful legacy.

Also enjoyed the Hidden Treasure of Glaston... and I think age 11 is when I attacked the first Three Musketeers book. (In terms of classics that my mom was always pushing.) Also a bunch of Jules Verne, especially Around the World in 80 days. Oddly I was not crazy about Treasure Island.

I love all the new YA fantasy out there. It's like a renaissance.