Candyfloss

Candyfloss

by JacquelineWilson (Author)

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.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
Published: 02 Mar 2006

ISBN 10: 0385608373
ISBN 13: 9780385608374
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Another brilliantly evocative portrait of modern life from the mega bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.

Media Reviews
Praise for Jacqueline Wilson: She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance. - Independent on Sunday Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues. - Bookseller
Author Bio
JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author. THE ILLUSTRATED MUM was chosen as British Children's Book of the Year in 1999 and was winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2000. Jacqueline has won the prestigious Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award for DOUBLE ACT, which was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. Jacqueline was awarded an OBE in 2002. * 'A brilliant young writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES * 'Hugely popular with seven to ten year olds: she should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY * 'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' BOOKSELLER