As a kid, the first book that really got me hooked was Ender's Game.
Another one around the same time was Raptor Red.
Nothing too crazy, I was a kid after all.
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Where Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. I read that book over and over wore out two copies. Funny I went from that to The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub. I did the same with that book. I also would check out any Hank the Cowdog books that our school library had.
Truly tough question. Because as a kid I feel in love with any book I picked up and read. To me books are magical. You can get lost in a world and become part of it.
Chicken Soup for the Soul
An English book of short stories.
There was a YA book called The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray that I remember really capturing my imagination when I was 10 or 11. I think I must have read Eragon around that time too and really enjoyed it.
I think I started diving into the Discworld series shortly after that.