Third-grader Nancy tries her hand at fortune-telling but quickly learns it is a bit more complicated than she thought; and amateur sleuth Nancy Clancy and her best friend Bree find a silver key in an old desk and hope to the unlock the secret of the key in hopes of finding some treasure.
When JoJo and Nancy plan to stay overnight with Mrs. Devine, Jojo is scared, but when the night actually comes along, it is Nancy who needs her little sister to calm her down.
Nancy writes a report for school about her great-grandfather, making things up so he seems less ordinary, but when she learns that Grandpa will be there to hear her read the report aloud she realizes she was dishonest.
Nancy loves her fifth-grade reading buddy, Violet. When circumstances keep them apart for a few weeks, Nancy is thrilled when they find a way to get together and practice Nancy's reading.
"Ooh la la--Nancy has a new buddy! Violet is in fifth grade, and she and Nancy read together. But when a few weeks go by without being able to meet, Nancy is sad. Will Nancy and Violet find a way to read together again?"--Back cover.
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.
