Robin Preiss Glasser

Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, decides to make an poster to honor her little sister's pet goldfish as her project for the 100th Day of School.

Nancy thinks she may be able to read the future, and all signs point to her being a true clairvoyant (that's fancy for a fortune-teller). Nancy tries her hand at fortune-telling but quickly learns it's a bit more complicated than she thought. Does Nancy really have special powers, or is it all just a coincidence?

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

A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.

"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 and may even get some surprising and unexpected...

Nancy's failure to pay attention gets her into trouble when she bakes cupcakes for the school bake sale.

Nancy makes the best of not dancing the lead in her ballet school's Deep Sea Dances show, but becomes jealous when her best friend gets a better role than hers.

As Ruby tells everyone about her invitation to tea with the Queen, family and friends remind her about how she should conduct herself.

Fancy Nancy provides one or more of her favorite fancy words for each letter of the alphabet, defines them, and uses some in sentences that show what they mean to her, such as that she yearns--wants really badly--to visit Paris someday.

Nancy is about to lose her first tooth, but if she can prevent it from falling out until she arrives at school she will get a special necklace from the nurse.