Nancy Clancy Seeks a Fortune

Nancy Clancy Chapter Books #7

by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (illustrator)

Nancy Clancy learns all about starting a business and making a fortune in the seventh chapter book in the Nancy Clancy chapter book series by New York Times bestselling team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser! How great would it be to be wealthy—that’s elegant for rich. Nancy Clancy sure thinks so, and with the help of her best friend, Bree, she sets out to make a fortune one way or another.

But when things don’t go as planned, Nancy learns something even more valuable—some of the best things in life are free.

Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books, Juvenile, Mystery, Fiction, Middle Grade

144 pages, Hardcover

First published June 7, 2016

About the author

Since 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

Reviews

[Spasticnontastic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading with the 7 year old ☺️

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nancy Clancy Seeks a Fortune is the 7th book the in Fancy Nancy chapter books series.

When my older niece was younger she used to love the Fancy Nancy books. Then when she was 6 Jane O'Connor started writing the Nancy Clancy chapter books. My niece was so happy. Now that she is 10 she is probably a bit old for these books (I would say 7-8 would be the ideal age to read these). However, we still always read them together.

As an adult I enjoy Fancy Nancy. The books teach kids new words that they might not know. And I just love seeing what trouble Nancy and her best friend Bree will get into each book.

My niece and I decided not to read the summary or the back of the book so that we could go into this book completely blind.

Nancy and Bree learn about the gold rush at school. Their class members also look at different ways to make money and start their own businesses.

I called two of the plot points way before they happened. But I think that most kids would be surprised by what was happening.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. This is a wonderful series for young girls. And this book was no exception.

[Annie Risher · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was good. It is a fun book. It is fun to read a book about a girl trying to get rich. because it is fun to see how she does it.

[lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was always one of my faves out of the series, I adore the cover

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another cute yet good story about Nancy.

Nancy Clancy learns all about starting a business and making a fortune in the seventh chapter book in the Nancy Clancy chapter book series by New York Times bestselling team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser! How great would it be to be wealthy—that’s elegant for rich. Nancy Clancy sure thinks so, and with the help of her best friend, Bree, she sets out to make a fortune one way or another.

But when things don’t go as planned, Nancy learns something even more valuable—some of the best things in life are free

[Teresa Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! It's the same formula as the other Nancy Clancy books, but it was informative and fun. Nancy's school class is learning about the California Gold Rush. The story includes interesting facts about that event. The idea of gold sets the students off to make money of their own. Some of the challenges and perks of being an entrepreneur are highlighted as well. In the end, Nancy learns that some things are better than money. The illustrations are delightful as well.

[Jorey]

Summary:
Nancy Clancy and her friends want to be wealthy! Everyone in the class starts up their own business to make money fast! Nancy and her best friend Bree try to come up with many ways to make money. They soon realize that being entrepreneurs is more work than they thought it would be! Will Nancy ever become wealthy? What business will work? Read Nancy Clancy Seeks a Fortune to find out!

Questions:
1. Have you ever found a treasure or antique? What did you do with it? If you haven't, what would you do?
2. What type of business would you start? What would you sell or create?
3. Have you ever followed a recipe? Did you stick directly to it or did you change it a little? What happened?
4. What would you do if you got the chance to sell your possessions? Would you keep your possessions or sell them? Why or why not?
5. What is your opinion on the saying "The best things in life are free"? Do you agree or disagree?

Citation:
OConnor, J., & Preiss-Glasser, R. (2017). Nancy Clancy Seeks a Fortune. New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins.

[Nancy Regas · Rating 5 out of 5]

My granddaughter was visiting over the holidays and asked me to read this book with her every night before her bedtime. Of course I said YES! I have a personal attachment to Nancy Clancy. Her younger years, in the early books she is referred to as Fancy Nancy. I have been called Fancy Nancy for years as I love to accessorize. I was given a Fancy Nancy book many years ago as a present and have cherished it. When my granddaughters latched on to Fancy Nancy I was thrilled. Then when I found out Nancy's last name was Clancy, I jumped for joy. My maternal grandmother called me Clancy because she couldn't pronounce Nancy [she spoke broken English and couldn't read or write it]. So Fancy Nancy Clancy has my great affection. I found the story delightful and a joyous time to spend with my granddaughter. You can't beat Fancy Nancy Clancy's exuberance for life, her friends and her family. Enjoy!!!

[Kaitlyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book about a young girl named Nancy. After learning about the Gold Rush, she and her friends want to get rich too. In this book she and her classmates try out all kinds of ways to make money, like selling home made skin cream, making little crowns, lasso lessons, and a biscuit stand. They even try seeing if their old stuff would be worth any money. But they realize that running a business is much harder than they expected.

I thought this was a pretty good book. It's an easy read with a fun story of kids just trying to make money. I would recommend this book to any kids who want to make money, or just younger kids in general. This is a great book for kids about 1st-3rd grade. But I do think this was a good book that was a great way to tell kids about running a business.

[Anna Salvesen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nancy is looking for lots and lots of money so she can become rich and go to Paris. Her idea is to make skincare cream (didn't work well) and then to make crowns (that was a full success!). They made their money making crowns. They got on a TV show where you bring in old things from your attic that could be worth a lot of money, but that didn't work out either. They ended up with $2.99 after they paid their parents back for the crown supplies.

[Nerissa Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have read some Fancy Nancys in the past because it seems as if every little girl is in love with those books. I think it's great that the author has made a series for older children who might still want to read about Nancy. One of the aspects I like about this book was how the author addressed difficult words by building definitions into the story.

[Katelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute book, when I was a kid, Fancy Nancy was one of my favorite books to read. I have some of the first readers books by her, regular stories and I now have 3 of the chapter books of Fancy Nancy :)

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic Nancy in a new fun tale.

[Rebekah · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was OK except for the fact that it wasn't really a good story line.

[Crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story, and I enjoyed the lessons that money isn't everything. I was disappointed by a use of the Lord's name in an incorrect way. I would have rated it better if it hadn't been for that.

[Justin · Rating 2 out of 5]

My six-year-old daughter is huge into Nancy Clancy at the moment so we're working our way through the series. I enjoy reading them to her but this one doesn't rank among the best.

[Hanna Forrest · Rating 3 out of 5]

fine

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting

[Avery Denault · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how she is french.

[Chloe (Always Booked) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute story about an Antiques Roadshow type show coming in to town. The kids also try to be entrepreneurs. Moral of the story-- money is not the only thing that matters!

[Kristin]

My 6 year old daughter loves this series!

[aem · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another cute Nancy & Bree adventure…

[Sparrow Lynn Strange · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest this one kinda was my boredom it wasn't that interesting to me

[Courtney Umlauf · Rating 3 out of 5]

It seems everyone in class has a successful money-making venture on their hands, except Nancy and Bree. But the entrepreneurial spirit has taken hold, and they have a couple ideas to try. Will they be successful with homemade skin cream or hair accessories? Will they learn in the end that some things are more important than money?

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[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken]

This was not our favorite story, even though it’s not a bad story. It just isn’t one that we liked as well as the others. Eleanor‘s favorite part was when Nancy ran to get her guitar so she could play songs for everyone.

[Mymcbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good series. What O'Connor started with Fancy Nancy is continuing in a timely, character-building way. A pleasure to read. Book #7, AR: 4.1

[C Abbott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nancy and Bree wanted to get rich, but she realized the best things in life are free.

[Gina]

Finished 10/23/17