I have also read Catcher in the Rye. Alice Through The Looking Glass was OK from what I remember. I read Roots as soon as it came out in paperback (all those years ago!!). The Outsiders is in one of my bookcases awaiting reading. I loved reading the Secret Seven books by Enid Blyton as a child - they had better adventures than the Famous Five! I also loved Swallows and Amazon's - a reminder of days gone by. I also loved all The Borrowers books. I got into reading Agatha Christie in my early teens as I was fed up with the books available for teens.