Childhood favorites:
Astrid Lindgren's fantasy/adventure novels. (Ronja, Mio and Brothers Lionheart)
Books by Eva Ibbotson ("Which Witch?", "The Great Ghost Rescue")
Books by Roald Dahl ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "The BFG", "Matilda" and my big favorite "The Witches"!)*
The Indian in the Cupboard, by Lynne Reid Banks
Late childhood (almost teen):
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
History themed novells, by Olov Svedelid
Books by Sören Olsson and Anders Jacobsson (Bert and Sune).
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
Teens to present:
The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter 1-7, by J.K. Rowling
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy), by Jan Guillou
Ondskan ("The Evil", or more properly "The quintessence of evil"), by Jan Guillou
Eragon and Eldest, by Christopher Paolini
I will edit the list later on
