The school Culture Fair is coming up, and Andy Shane has to pick an African country to learn about. Deciding isn’t easy for Andy, so he’s glad when Granny Webb gives him a scarab beetle, which he knows is a symbol of Egypt. But when Andy tries to tell Ms. Janice, Dolores Starbuckle springs up with her gold jewelry and glitter sandals and claims that she is the queen of Egypt. Dolores always gets her way, but this time Andy doesn’t feel like caving in. What will it take for him to share his project with the bossy queen? Fans of the endearing Andy Shane will be happy to see him holding his own in his new early-chapter-book adventure.

Open, humorous sketches are just the right touch for this hilarious, pitch-perfect school story. Readers will want to follow Andy all the way through school.
— Kirkus

Andy’s sensitivity and personal growth are deftly and humorously conveyed in Jacobson’s text. Readers new to the series may wonder about Andy’s relationship to Granny Webb, but that does not diminish this engaging and satisfying entry that can stand alone.
— School Library Journal

"Sensitively written and expressively illustrated — Enjoyable!"
— Booklist