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Francine the Superstar
Francinethesuperstar
Author Marc Brown
Stephen Krensky
Illustrator Marc Brown
Publication date August 1, 2000
Published by Little, Brown and Company
ISBN 978-0316122504
Publication Order
Preceded by
Arthur and the Perfect Brother
Followed by
Buster's New Friend (book)

Francine the Superstar is the 22nd chapter book in the Arthur chapter book series. It is based on the Arthur episode, "Francine Frensky, Superstar." It has 57 pages.


Differences from the cartoon[]

  • When Francine flips the lights on and off which distracts Catherine from doing her studies, Catherine says "Francine, stop that!". In the cartoon she says "Francine, I'm trying to read Shakespeare!".
  • Francine's Thomas Edison costume has a bowtie. In the cartoon, it had a necktie.

Trivia[]

  • The book was later reissued under the title Arthur Acts Up.
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