Meet Miss Fancy

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/08/2019
ISBN: 9780399546686
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.70w x 0.40d

Review Citations: 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

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