Rhiannon's posh and snobby mother assumes that Charlie is an unfit father and repeatedly tries to lecture him and pamper Floss believing she is living in an unclean dump. Meanwhile, a regular customer at the café Billy the Chip puts money on a horse that Floss selects, and he wins money on the horse.įloss also has her best friend, Rhiannon, who isn't much of a friend – making fun of her and her father and starting cruel rumours about Floss's mother walking out on Floss. After Rose leaves (traveling with the fair), they keep an eye out for her at the fair.

The father and daughter learn to cope and meet Rose, a very caring woman who works at a fair. Horsefield, helps her out, as Floss is one of her personal favorite students. Floss's school uniforms get dirtier and disarrayed as Charlie is not used to washing and ironing them, but her teacher, Mrs. Floss has a tough time getting used to life without her mother since her father is not used to taking care of Floss seven days a week and she is not used to his home seven days a week, either. Later that day, Floss goes with Sally, Steve and Tiger to TGI Friday's.įloss convinces Sally that she can live with Charlie, while they are in Australia. Floss wants to go with them, but she doesn't want to leave Charlie who's a cheerful and fun dad, who runs his own café which is quickly going out of business. The book opens on Floss's birthday where Sally and Steve tell her that they are going to Australia for six months because of Steve's job. Candyfloss is a novel by Jacqueline Wilson, first published in 2006 by Doubleday.įlora 'Floss' Barnes's mother Sally and father Charlie split up when she was little and she wishes they'd get back together because she doesn't like her stepfather, Steve, and her little half-brother Tiger.

Candy floss book by jacqueline wilson