Feeling bad about last year's Field Day, in which her slow running cost the relay team a victory, Nancy, who enjoys using fancy words, finds herself facing another Field Day and another relay race with a mean classmate.

Fancy Nancy's sister, Jojo, has done something really bad and Nancy is livid. Jojo drew a tattoo on Nancy's precious doll. When Mom suggests a fancy doll party to make Nancy feel better, Nancy is excited to accept, but what if the doll drama isn't over?

Nancy makes the best of not dancing the lead in her ballet school's Deep Sea Dances show, but becomes jealous when her best friend gets a better role than hers.

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 sets up a fabulous fashion boutique to earn money to buy herself a beautiful fan, and the items she was selling come in handy when her sister's birthday party goes awry.

Nancy's failure to pay attention gets her into trouble when she bakes cupcakes for the school bake sale.

Nancy is furious when she cannot go to her friend Bree's butterfly-themed birthday party, but her family's outing might just be extraordinary enough to make her feel better. Includes facts about butterflies.

When Frenchy gets in trouble one too many times, the Clancys decide it's time for puppy school.

When Nancy and her mother begin planting a vegetable garden using Grandma Margie's heirloom tomato seeds, they dig up an old time capsule buried in the garden.

Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, decides to make an homage to her little sister's pet goldfish as her project for the 100th day of school.