Jane O'Connor

Nancy Clancy has everything she needs to be a super sleuth. but when crime strikes right in the middle of her classroom, will Nancy have what it takes to crack the case?

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 and her friend Bree explore the fascinating world of birds and insects in their exclusive and glamorous Explorers Extraordinaire Club.

After Nancy and Bree find kittens out in the rain, Nancy decides to keep one, putting her posh pup, Frenchy, on edge.

When Nancy's neighbor lends her a scrapbook of celebrity autographs, Nancy wants to stay up late and read it, but learns that a late night causes her to be tired all day at school.

Learning about time capsules in school, Nancy Clancy and her best friend, Bree, discover an old silver key and investigate its story in the hope of finding treasure.

As her third-grade class makes its selections for the "Graveyard of Boring Words" and learns about "superb synonyms," slow-footed Nancy enthusiastically plays on the soccer team, with the goal of just being mediocre, or maybe even a little better than average.

Nancy is elated to be in the school play, but when her embarrassing performance is posted on YouTube, she must overcome her shame and embrace her infamy.

A young girl who uses fancy words and considers herself practically a poison ivy expert learns a valuable (and itchy) lesson about the plant after picking a bouquet of wildflowers in her backyard.

George tries to be the best helper he can be, but when his parents paint the garage and their hungry dog finds her way in, the mess is George's fault and he learns he must listen to directions to succeed as a helper.