Feeling bad about last years 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. Illustrations. n nNancy will have to do some fancy footwork to resolve her predicament in this latest Fancy Nancy story from the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team Jane OConnor and Robin Preiss Glasser. n nMuch to her dismay, Nancy has been chosen for the relay team in this years Field Day at school. Despite her many natural talents, Nancy isnt much of a runner. Shes afraid of letting her team down--especially after finding out that an unkind (thats another word for mean) girl in her class is on the team too. With a little help from her dad, Nancy tries her best, stands up for herself, and makes a new friend.n nFancy Nancy and the Mean Girl is a Level One I Can Read book, which means its perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. The back matter features a list of the rich vocabulary words that are used throughout the story along with their definition. n