How fun! What a great surprise. I read Rats of Nimh this year for middlegrade march and gave it five stars. I'm very stingy with my five star ratings, but I was impressed with the writing. First, the author made me care about rats! Hello? LOL And the science experiments. Certain truths made fiction. I remember Angie as Literary Labors too. LOL What a delight.

I just saw this concept last night on Berna's channel. I was planning on doing this as well. Wow~ I had no idea Daphne du Maurier had written so many books. I think I've only read three and dnf'd one. LOL Do you have a plan on how you'll read all of these books?

I love Miss Julia! I need to get back into that series. And Celia's House sounds very interesting - I love Mansfield Park. Reading it as part of Jane Austen July is a wonderful idea.

I read Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind and really loved it I have one more book of her

This is such a great video idea! I also want to read all of Agatha Christie (I’m almost there!) and D. E. Stevenson too.

I recently got a copy of Mrs Frisby! Excited to read soon, glad to hear you liked it. I remember the full length animated movie. Scared me as a kid!

Mrs. Frisby sounds right up my alley. Like you, I love stories where animals are the main characters and you get their point of view. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind sounds like fun. I still need to watch your video about the 5 authors you want to read all of their work. I saw Alice’s video and love that idea. Terrific update, Mitzi! 📚

I really need to read Miss Julia for sure! Thank you Mitzi! 🎉🎉

I am currently reading Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, I really enjoy his writing. 💖💖💖

I adore books with an animals point of view! I loved Mrs. Frisby! One of my favorite cozy mystery series is The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter but Susan Witting Albert. The animals have a lot of involvement in the stories.

Dear Mitzi, I read Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury a few summers ago and highly recommend it to anyone who likes RB.

Mrs. Frisby sounds so cute! Animal stories are so adorable.

Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life is wonderful!

Hi Mitzi, I really enjoyed Mrs. Frizby and the Rats of Nimh too! Love those animal books! And I loved the Miss Julia books! Just so so funny! And DE Stevenson is my favorite author ever. Just a palate cleanser between other books and they bring you back to wonderful real life. We love the same books! 😊❤😊

I read the third book in Gabrielle Meyer’s Timeless series this week. It will definitely be my favorite book for the month and possibly the year. It is called For a Lifetime.

I read some of the Miss Julia books several years ago and enjoyed them. Not sure really why I didn’t continue with them.

I finished Pollyanna a few days ago and loved it.

Miss Julia sounds like fun!! I just added the first one to my tbr!

Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH: I love the movie (trivia time it is I believe the first movie, Don Bluth did after he left Disney), but I also love the book. I can say I do love the book more. Yet, it is probably one of the few times that I would recommend both book and movie.

I haven’t read any of these. However, I am currently reading one of Jane Austin’s. Emma! 🌷

I just got a copy of the first Miss Julia based on Elizabeth's recommendation. I look forward to reading it this Summer. 🙂

Your joy of reading shines through on your videos! I have gotten quite a few recommendations of new books to read from you. Thank you for sharing!

I can't remember if I mentioned Shady Hollow series, but they are cozy animal mysteries. I think you might like them. I believe there are 5 books in the series. Back in the early 90's I used to watch Ray Bradbury Theater every week HBO. Also if you can, look for the movie The Illustrated Man. I think it was in the 70's or 80's when I saw it.

I read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH to my son a couple of years ago and he loved it! I have been thinking about reading Mansfield Park this July....I am reading Rumer Godden's China Court and really enjoying it although it took me a while to figure out who was who. Lovely video Mitzi! 🌷

I recently read A Year Of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans. Rachel was a true southern girl (like you, Mitzi) and her book made me laugh and cry. I think you might enjoy it.

I'm so glad that you loved Miss Julia. Definitely read them in order because there are lots of storylines that progress throughout the series. Book 4 had me in stitches so I can't wait for you to get to it.

I have had that Miss Julia book on my shelves for years… going to go read it now! Such a fun reading week you had🩵

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A Mansfield Park retelling in the middle of another book? Interesting ..

Aww Mrs. Frisby sounds so adorable 😊 This week I have been reading Mind Games by Nancy Mehl a christian suspense and it’s definitely going on my favorites list I am hooked😂😂 and I am also reading Anne of Ingleside which I am loving so far❤️

I love Miss Julia! I read most of them years ago!

In our society a Supreme Court Judge is found dead alone in a hotel and we heard about it once.?

I love that you are doing a readalong of the Nancy Drew series. Book 5 is my next Nancy Drew. I’ve been enjoying rereading the mysteries. I just recently discovered that Carolyn Keene was not one person but a group of people writing the series under that pseudonym. There is a nonfiction book called Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak that I’d like to read that’s about it. I read Call it Courage in 6th grade. My teacher had us do a reading project with it. I remember loving it as a kid. I should reread it now to see if I feel the same way. Nice update, Mitzi! 😊

Dickens, Christie, and Du Maurier are on my list too! At least their full-length novels as I'm not always a short-story person. I hope DE Stevenson makes it to my list too!! I'm planning on starting Miss Buncle's Book this week!! The authors I can think of off the top of my head are Anthony Trollope, Mimi Matthews, Tessa Afshar, the Bronte sisters, and Elizabeth Gaskell.

I just looked into "Last Christmas in Paris" by Hazel Gaynor and I'm going to read this one! Have you read "A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London's Flower Sellers" by Hazel Gaynor? This one seems so good, too! Thanks for sharing, Mitzi! ☺

Hi Mitzi! That is such a lovely edition of 'Call it Courage'"! 'A Fair Barbarian' sounds so interesting. We are working our way through her better-known classics, our most recent was 'The Lost Prince' which I loved, but I am putting "Barbarian" on my TBR...thank you! have a lovely weekend!💞

Usually I don’t like prologues but you sold me on the Agatha Christie book. Also the Nancy Drew book about the letter. Thanks!!

I'm looking forward to hear about your garden books!😊I've never heard about Towards Zero (adding it to my TBR) I love English town stories😊I'm definitely reading A Fine Barbarian soon!

Estherjane here.WOW! Look at all you read!😊

I have The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier on my tbr shelves. I enjoyed My Cousin Rachel. I love watching your reads and reviews! ❤️📚❤️

The Glass Blowers is my least favorite Du Maurer I have read so far 😢

Ooh, I love Cranford, so that Burnett book sounds really interesting!

My Mitzi tbr continues to grow😉📚. I haven’t heard of that Agatha Christie book, sounds so good, and looking forward to Call it Courage now too!

I just picked up an Agatha Christie book at my library book sale so I am looking forward to reading that.

Off topic to your video, but have you read any of Julia Chapman’s Yorkshire Dales cozy mysteries? I’m reading the first one now, Date with Death and enjoying it.

Oh i love kayaking too!

Awww so sweet of the hubs to find you a book at a little free library ❤

Great finds! I love vintage copies, too.

I still need to read the Apple Cider Slaying series, its been on my TBR for a good bit

Best 23 books in 23, how ironic, definitely meant to be lol!