Maniac McGee and From the Mixed Up Files...! I loved those ones too, haven't thought of them in quite a while. We (meaning my siblings and me) even called one of my brothers "Maniac McGee" for, like, a month. The Douglas Adams, of course, are fantastic (though I didn't really discover them til middle school), and I definately remember enjoying The Phantom Tollbooth, though I think I remember the cartoon more than the book- was that a faithful adaptation, do you know, Junior? Actually, I read (and really enjoyed) all of these but a couple of lise's and the Boxcar children books. Never got into 'em. I did Nancy Drew for a while- literally read every one in both my library and my school library, and started sending away to other libraries for more, until I (and I remember this moment distinctly) realized every single book was exactly the same and none of them were really that good. Surprising that it took me that long to figure it out...