Product Description

Another brilliantly evocative portrait of modern life from the mega bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67615 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-02
• Released on: 2006-02-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 169 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
The Children’s Laureate has done it again. Jacqueline Wilson’s latest story is a winning combination of realistic characters, entertaining drama and moving encounters. Candlyfloss effortlessly draws its young readers into its pages from the beginning, immediately making connections with a readership that idolises the author’s every literary effort.

Floss lives with her mum and her mum’s new husband--the super ambitious Steve--and her half-brother Tiger. When Steve drops the bombshell that he has been asked to go and work in Sydney, and that they’re all moving to Australia for six months, Floss cannot believe it. She’s excited about the prospect of a trip of a lifetime but what about her dad? He may only be the less well-off and unsuccessful owner of a down-at-heel greasy spoon café, but she is all he has got in the world to look forward to. He lives for her weekly visits and the chance to feed her chip butties without her mum finding out.

Floss soon finds herself in an impossible situation. If she chooses to stay behind, everything will be different. She may be able to stay close to her not-all-that-she-seems best friend Rhiannon and get to live with the best dad in the world full-time, but is it the right decision to make in the long run?

As an ambassador demonstrating the robust health of the nation’s storytelling talent, one needs look no further than Jacqueline Wilson. Her popularity is well earned, and seemingly repeated and confirmed with each new volume in her library. Her novels have a ring of the familiar; characters that seem like they live just next door, speaking dialogue that is so true-to-life it makes you wonder how old the lady behind the words really is. Wilson’s bestselling novels, totalling over twenty million and counting, are undoubtedly the modern classics of the future.

(Age 9 and over)--John McLay

Synopsis
Floss's parents split up when she was younger and she now divides up her week, spending five days with her mum, her mum's new boyfriend and her new baby half-brother. The other two days Floss spends with her dad, helping him to run his greasy spoon cafe. But then their simple arrangement is thrown into disarray when Floss's mum decides to move to Australia for six months. Floss has to choose whether to go with her or stay with her dad. She picks her dad and they muddle along happily together, surviving on chip butties and enjoying visits to the local funfair. But then disaster strikes, Dad's money troubles catch up with him and they have to move out of the cafe. They're homeless - but can their new fairground friends help out? This is another gripping and emotionally involving slice of family life from the award-winning, bestselling author, Jacqueline Wilson.

From the Inside Flap
Floss loves spending weekends with her dad in his greasy spoon cafe, even if it isn't the smartest place in town and only has three regular customers. Even Floss's best friend Rhiannon turns her nose up at it. When Floss's mum and her new husband move to Australia, Floss faces a difficult choice, but decides to stay at home with Dad. He's not much good at ironing school clothes or putting up garden swings, but they muddle along happily on a diet of chip butties and candyfloss from the local funfair. But then disaster strikes and they find themselves homeless. Will their new fairground friends help out? Could Dad and Floss be destined for a life on the road?

A wonderfully moving and brilliantly entertaining story of family life from the Children's Laureate, Jacqueline Wilson.

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Customer Reviews

Candyfloss
This is the thickest book I have ever read. It has 347 pages in total. It took me more than one month to read it all.

I like the main character of the story, Flora (Floss), because she loves cats and I love cats too. However, I do not like this book for various reasons. First, the book puts all the pictures on one page in the beginning of each chapter. This is not a good idea because I find it hard to locate the description of the pictures in the story sometimes. It is easier for kids to understand the story if the pictures go along the words in the content of the story. Besides, the story left me with many questions unanswered at the end. For example, will Flora's mum come back? Will Rhiannon change her mind and become Floss's best friend again?

I will give this book 3.5 stars.

Constance Chu, age 7 (will become age 8 on June 30th)

Issy Rubins's Ideas of Candyfloss
If you like books by Jacqueline Wilson you should love Candyfloss. It is a book with excitment and a girl with a big
decision ahead of her.

Rhiannon can be a mean person, but Flossie is her best friend. Her dad misses her mum at times because of the divorce- However I won't give more of the plot away.

Mum's new husband Steve has earned a great opportunity! Should Flossie go or stay with dad and the fair or should she go with mum, Steve and her step brother Tiger? That is her dilemma!

The author's style is superb!She really describes how various characters feel and in different locations.

I would recommend it to a lot of people who like the author's excellent books and her style!

Jacqueline Wilson has done it again!
Jacqueline has again created another amazing book. I loved the illustrations, and considering I thought I was too old for Jacky's tales now (14 going on 15) I have had a serious reality check. I love Floss and Susan (wow, my Mum's name) and the whole idea of the fair. Being older-ish, it kind of makes me appreciate how I needn't worry about growing up too soon.
I was so enthusiastic about the book I even went to the signing in WHSmiths and met Jacky herself. Trust me, this book is great, and you HAVE to meet her in person. She's utterly fabulous.
I definitely won't hesitate to recommend you this book. Great buy!
p.s. one prob, again it's an open ending...sigh, Jackie, please step on it and write a book that tells me whether she lives happily ever after or not! ^_^