I've got three kids aged between 10 and 15, and by checking out the horribly damaged sections of the bookcases - these are the best authors:
Jacqueline Wilson Terry Pratchett Christopher Paolini Lemony Snicket Philip Pullman Eoin Colfer J.K. Rowling Louise Rennison C.S. Lewis Garth Nix Roald Dahl Andre Norton Anne McCaffrey
I can't rate the newer books, but I grew up on a steady diet of C.S. Lewis and Andre Norton.
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Date: 1/26/10 10:52 pm (UTC)Jacqueline Wilson
Terry Pratchett
Christopher Paolini
Lemony Snicket
Philip Pullman
Eoin Colfer
J.K. Rowling
Louise Rennison
C.S. Lewis
Garth Nix
Roald Dahl
Andre Norton
Anne McCaffrey
I can't rate the newer books, but I grew up on a steady diet of C.S. Lewis and Andre Norton.