Jane O'Connor

Although excited at the prospect of a fancy class trip to the art museum, the bumpy bus ride to get there leaves Nancy feeling anything but fancy.

Nancy is delighted that the new boy in her class is from Paris and sets out to become his friend, then discovers that this Parisian is not quite as fancy as she had thought.

When Ms. Glass can?t come up with any more crazy, backward ideas, Fancy Nancy thinks of the perfect way to celebrate Backward Day at school. I can read! Level 1, Fancy Nancy series, 32pp., Color Ill.

Nancy, who loves to use fancy words, and her friend Bree are proud to be the best spellers in their class, but when a spelling quiz proves tougher than Nancy thought, Nancy is faced with a difficult decision.

While Nancy's parents are away on vacation, Nancy and her little sister, JoJo, learn they're going to sleep over at their neighbor's house. Nancy may love spending time at Mrs. Devine's home, but JoJo has never had a sleepover before. Nancy goes to great lengths to prepare JoJo for the night ahead. When Nancy realizes she isn't quite as prepared as she thought, her little sister helps her face the unexpected

Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, cannot think of a fancy enough project to commemorate the 100th day of school.

"In her chapter book debut, Nancy Clancy must find the culprit when a prized possession goes missing at school"--

When Nancy's friend Bree gets some glittery glasses to help her see better, Nancy, who likes to be fancy, wants to wear glasses too.

Nancy Clancy and the Late-Breaking News! Nancy Clancy is working to be the star reporter of the Third Grade Gazette-that's a fancy word for newspaper. When the latest issue comes out, Nancy and Bree decide the articles just aren't interesting enough and set out to find some really exciting news to report on. But when Nancy overhears something she shouldn't and the news gets out, she learns that a good reporter knows when to keep things confidential...