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Nancy Clancy Chapter Books #5
Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Star of Stage and Screen by Jane O'Connor
For young readers who grew up with the bestselling picture books, Nancy Clancy stars in her own chapter books!Nancy Clancy is ready for her close-up in the fifth installment in the Nancy Clancy chapter book series by New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser!It's Nancy's time to shine as she takes center stage in the school play! There's no way Nancy will get stuck in the chorus again this year--she's been practicing guitar for months and her audition was superb.So when Nancy gets a callback, she's overwhelmed with joy! But after Nancy's performance during the play is captured on video and gets posted on YouTube, it seems her stardom has gone viral. Will Nancy's humiliation get the best of her, or will she find a way to embrace her newfound fame?Fans will enjoy watching Nancy sparkle in the spotlight!
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First published February 3, 2015
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About the author
Jane O'Connor
280 books354 followersSince the publication of Fancy Nancy, Jane O'Connor's closet now boasts so many boas, tiaras, and sparkly ensembles that sometimes friends do not recognize her on the street. She still resides (that's a fancy word for lives) in New York City with her family and their canine companion, Arrow. --from the publisher's website
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May 1, 2015
I am a big fan of the Fancy Nancy series and have read all of the books with my niece (who is now nine years old). She now loves the chapter books.
I have enjoyed all of the chapter books a lot. I thought that this one was entertaining. There was one thing that I liked a lot and another thing that I liked less.
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My niece's review: There was no mystery, but it was still a good book.
It was about Nancy Clancy. She got a part in the play they were doing in third grade. She was super excited to be in the play.
It wasn't the best of the series because it's supposed to be a mystery series (where she solves mysteries). But it was good anyways.
Thanks for reading my review. I hope you like it.
Megan, age 9.
I have enjoyed all of the chapter books a lot. I thought that this one was entertaining. There was one thing that I liked a lot and another thing that I liked less.
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My niece's review: There was no mystery, but it was still a good book.
It was about Nancy Clancy. She got a part in the play they were doing in third grade. She was super excited to be in the play.
It wasn't the best of the series because it's supposed to be a mystery series (where she solves mysteries). But it was good anyways.
Thanks for reading my review. I hope you like it.
Megan, age 9.
February 12, 2023
Cute! Love the idea of the Nifty Fifty talent show. And I love that we get to see a good example of friends having a disagreement and then making up.
August 13, 2015
Perfect,contemporary summer reading assignment for early elementary girls. Loved this- cute, current, builds vocabulary and incorporates age appropriate life lessons. So fun and relatable for children of this age.
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December 4, 2014I have not read this one yet but I've read the first four.
December 11, 2022
this is also one of my faves aswell (to be fair I love the whole series). she is such a main character.
November 10, 2016
Summary: This book is about a girl named Nancy who really wants a call back for her school play. She really wanted a major role in the play called "Fifty Nifty." This one girl who gets a lot of big roles named Grace is kind of mean to her and even tries putting her down. She has a best friend named Bree who hate making mistakes so when she got a role she would practice and practice and practice until she felt that she can do something without making a mistake. She finds out that she got a role in the play so she had to meet with her guitar instructor. How will she do in the play? Read this book and find out for yourself.
5 higher-level thinking discussion questions:
1) If you were Nancy, how would you feel when Grace was putting you down?
2) Do you think Grace means to always come off as putting people down? Explain why or why not.
3) Do you have a sibling that always gets on your nerves the way that Nancy's sister does with her? Explain what they do and how that makes you feel.
4) If you were able to give Nancy, Grace, and Bree their roles in the play, what roles would you give them? Explain why.
5) If you were trying out for the play, what would be your special talent?
APA Citation: O'Connor, J. (2016). Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Star of Stage and Screen. New York: HarperCollins.
5 higher-level thinking discussion questions:
1) If you were Nancy, how would you feel when Grace was putting you down?
2) Do you think Grace means to always come off as putting people down? Explain why or why not.
3) Do you have a sibling that always gets on your nerves the way that Nancy's sister does with her? Explain what they do and how that makes you feel.
4) If you were able to give Nancy, Grace, and Bree their roles in the play, what roles would you give them? Explain why.
5) If you were trying out for the play, what would be your special talent?
APA Citation: O'Connor, J. (2016). Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Star of Stage and Screen. New York: HarperCollins.
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May 24, 2021I like reading these to my girls and they dig them. At the same time, I do wonder if they ever compare their lives to Nancy's and find themselves coming up short. The Clancy's live in what seems to be a pretty affluent suburb (which has, among other things, an elementary school with a dedicated auditorium). Nancy lives right next door to her best friend, Bree, and their bedroom windows are arranged in such a way that they can send notes and small items to each other in a pail with a rope and pulley system. And Nancy and her friend are ofen the center of most things in school.
And it's all great. I get it. It's a story. It's fantasy. But it's not as explicit as, say, if they rode to school on unicorns or went there to learn witchcraft. So I'm left unsure what implied messages I'm giving my girls as we continue on in the series. Nancy always ends up doing the right thing, but it's set in a world that's a little too perfect too feel like she really learned her lesson.
(well I keep rewriting that sentence to make it sound less like I'm eager to see a 9yo character suffer dire consequences. But I can't find a way to make it less creepy and I'm sick of working on it. Just know I tried.)
Lol maybe I'm just jealous this 3rd grader has more going on in her life than I do,
And it's all great. I get it. It's a story. It's fantasy. But it's not as explicit as, say, if they rode to school on unicorns or went there to learn witchcraft. So I'm left unsure what implied messages I'm giving my girls as we continue on in the series. Nancy always ends up doing the right thing, but it's set in a world that's a little too perfect too feel like she really learned her lesson.
(well I keep rewriting that sentence to make it sound less like I'm eager to see a 9yo character suffer dire consequences. But I can't find a way to make it less creepy and I'm sick of working on it. Just know I tried.)
Lol maybe I'm just jealous this 3rd grader has more going on in her life than I do,
June 13, 2017
An excellent series to read aloud with children. Cute stories with a smart and spunky protagonist, Nancy Clancy. Each book centers around a childhood situation common to 3rd graders: pretending to be spies, buying a used desk and finding a hidden key, or this book with a school patriotic performance related to all 50 states. Each book holds the attention of our daughter, nearly 7 as well as our son, nearly 9. Every book works in wonderful ways to expand our children's vocabulary by using advanced words, then offering a definition. We look forward to reading more in this series.
January 16, 2017
3.5/5
I generally enjoy reading the Nancy Clancy books with my five-year-old. I find them honest and empowering. However I did not appreciate the message in this particular book--Nancy becomes a YouTube viral sensation because someone put a video of her on the Internet WITHOUT her or her parents' permission. In a time when obtaining consent is such an important topic, glossing right over it in order to make Nancy a star felt disingenuous at best and dangerous at worst.
I generally enjoy reading the Nancy Clancy books with my five-year-old. I find them honest and empowering. However I did not appreciate the message in this particular book--Nancy becomes a YouTube viral sensation because someone put a video of her on the Internet WITHOUT her or her parents' permission. In a time when obtaining consent is such an important topic, glossing right over it in order to make Nancy a star felt disingenuous at best and dangerous at worst.
August 6, 2018
We love Fancy Nancy so I was excited to discover that her adventures continue in chapter books! Miss 4 enjoyed the story and spent a few days dressing up as a cowboy like Jojo :)
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books at the library and try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books at the library and try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
July 13, 2017
Easy chap book; 120 pages. Great easy book in the Fancy Nancy series. She is now in 3rd grade and participating in the school play 50 Nifty States program. There is lots of drama between the kids. It is a realistic story and has nice resolutions. Recommended for ES.
June 19, 2020
Nancy Clancy star of stage and screen
Nancy Clancy (And in some cases JoJo) is a good role model
I was so astonished at the end of the book!
In this book Nancy has a has a talent show they represent the usa!
Read to find out more!
Nancy Clancy (And in some cases JoJo) is a good role model
I was so astonished at the end of the book!
In this book Nancy has a has a talent show they represent the usa!
Read to find out more!
January 28, 2022
This book was so fun! The kids in 3D are doing a talent show and Nancy and robert are going to sing and play the guitar in a duet of "deep in the heart of texas". Bree is doing a tap dancing number and gets really obsessive about it. In the end Jojo saves the day to help her sister! So cute!
April 16, 2024
When Jojo went on the stage to help nancy I feel like her parents should have stopped her bc like she wasn't apart of the show and like the teacher didn't allow it, and it could have possibly ruined the play
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September 7, 2018
Its a really good book, everyone in the world should read it.
May 11, 2019
Fun books to read with my daughter
June 6, 2019
Bug asked for another one, so looks like this series is a keeper for now.
July 14, 2021
I think five stars because jo jo was to the rescue!
March 3, 2022
Talent show drama fills this fun book. I liked the ending relationship between sisters, but didn’t like the focus on YouTube, and how someone posted without her or her parent’s permission.
February 11, 2023
Nancy’s class stages a revue covering the 50 states and showcasing their talents!
August 23, 2024
Keeping track of all of our mom and me reads here as well! We are BIG fancy Nancy fans at our house.
May 21, 2025
its so sweet :-( i wish i've had readed it when i was younger, so now im saving it for when i graduate and have my own class 💘
October 21, 2016
I'd liked Nancy Clancy star of stage and screen because in the book Nancy Clancy has a sister her name is JoJo and so she likes to sing the Nifty Fifty and so Nancy is going to have a play at her school and she wants to be the singer because she wants to be in the spotlight for the first time because she doesn't want to be a tree so they have to wait for a call so they accepted them and if you don't get a call you are not accepted at the play or yo will be the tree. so then they call Nancy Clancy back and received a call and they tell her she will be the singer Nancy gets so excited and now its the day Nancy gets on stage she sings with her guitar her mind goes blank like a white eraser erasing the words in her mind. suddenly her sister goes on stage she helps her sing then Nancy remembers the song .they go back to there house and Nancy's friend and everyone she is on YOUTUBE Nancy feels embarresed
January 15, 2017
O’Connor, Jane Nancy Clancy: Star of Stage and Screen, illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser 120 pgs. Harper Collins, 2015. $9.99. Content: G.
Nancy has auditioned for the 3rd grade play. Every year she gets in the play, but every year she is a chorus member. This time she wants to be featured. So, when she gets to sing and play her guitar, Nancy is determined to be a star.
A fun read about sibling rivalry, best friends, school drama and stardom! The more difficult words (like monotonous, perfectionist and rambunctious) are defined in context, stretching the beginning chapter book reader. This is a fun age appropriate series!
EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE Lisa Librarian
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Nancy has auditioned for the 3rd grade play. Every year she gets in the play, but every year she is a chorus member. This time she wants to be featured. So, when she gets to sing and play her guitar, Nancy is determined to be a star.
A fun read about sibling rivalry, best friends, school drama and stardom! The more difficult words (like monotonous, perfectionist and rambunctious) are defined in context, stretching the beginning chapter book reader. This is a fun age appropriate series!
EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE Lisa Librarian
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2016/...
August 13, 2015
Nancy is thrilled to use her new guitar skills in her class’s 50 states themed variety show. As she and her classmates practice for the show Nancy grows annoyed by Jojo, her pesky little sister and her best friend’s preoccupation with rehearsing. When an overconfident Nancy freezes on stage it is her pesky sister that comes to the rescue. Fans of Nancy will love another entry in the series. O’Connor continues introducing readers to rich vocabulary via Nancy’s penchant for fancy words and the straightforward story is relatable. Recommended for purchase.
April 4, 2017
Nancy is determined to get herself a starring role in her school's Fifty Nifty program, and she succeeds. She'll be singing and playing her guitar on stage in front of everyone, in the spotlight. But when the moment finally comes and nerves take over, will she be able to make it through the show?
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December 10, 2016
Nancy has auditioned for the 3rd grade play. Every year she gets in the play, but every year she is a chorus member. This time she wants to be featured. So, when she gets to sing and play her guitar, Nancy is determined to be a star. A fun read about sibling rivalry, best friends, school drama and stardom! The more difficult words (like monotonous, perfectionist and rambunctious) are defined in context, stretching the beginning chapter book reader. This is a fun age appropriate series!
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March 18, 2015
I thought this book had a good message. Sometimes if you make a mistake it doesn't have to be a bad thing. When Nancy didn't remember the words of the song on stage, her little sister, JoJo helped her out. Later on when her performance was on YouTube and went viral she was embarrassed. But this was not bad because people enjoyed it and people were laughing with Nancy not at her.
October 22, 2015
Fancy Nancy returns in this series of chapter books. Nancy's 3rd grade class is putting on a state-themed talent show. With bumps and nerves along the way, Nancy and her classmates prepare to show off their performances. Recommended for grades 2 and 3.
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