Meet Miss Fancy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780399546686)

A charming and significant story set prior to the Civil Rights Movement about a boy who finds a way to challenge segregation laws.

Frank has always been obsessed with elephants. He loves their hosepipe trunks, tree stump feet, and swish-swish tails. So when Miss Fancy, the elephant, retires from the circus and moves two blocks from his house to Avondale Park, he's over the moon! Frank really wants to pet her. But Avondale Park is just for white people, so Frank is not allowed to see Miss Fancy. Frank is heartbroken but he doesn't give up: instead he makes a plan!

Frank writes to the City Council so his church can host a picnic in the park, and he can finally meet Miss Fancy. All of his neighbors sign the letter, but when some protest, the picnic is cancelled and Frank is heartbroken all over again. Then Miss Fancy escapes the zoo, and it's up to Frank to find her before she gets hurt.

Author: Irene Latham
ISBN-10: 0399546685
ISBN-13: 9780399546686
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2019
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.70w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505597 / Meet Miss Fancy


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 78
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Booklist 01/01/2019 pg. 94
School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average