Candyfloss

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Double Act won the prestigious Smarties Medal and the Children’s Book Award as well as being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People’s Choice Award. Floss’s parents are divorced, and she divides up her week, spending five days with her mum, her new stepdad and her baby half-brother. The other two days Floss spends with her dad, helping him to run his greasy spoon cafe. But their simple arrangement is thrown into disarray when Floss’s mum decides to move to Australia. Making the difficult decision to stay at home, Floss Floss’s parents are divorced, and she divides up her week, spending five days with her mum, her new stepdad and her baby half-brother. The other two days Floss spends with her dad, helping him to run his greasy spoon cafe. But their simple arrangement is thrown into disarray when Floss’s mum decides to move to Australia. Making the difficult decision to stay at home, Floss moves in permanently with her dad and they muddle along happily together, surviving on chip butties and enjoying visits to the local funfair. But 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? [121]…more Candyfloss by Jacqueline Wilson – eBook Details

Floss, bless her brave little heart, is showing up in a publishing era that is largely ignoring stories like hers in favor of glitzier, sexier mean-girl fare. For girls who have outgrown Ramona, but are still wary of ""The Clique,"" Floss makes an able, admirable companion. She may not live next door, but you'll wish she did.” —The New York Times Book Review urn:oclc:855492050 Republisher_operator [email protected] Scandate 20120210215540 Scanner scribe1.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Source Flossie is a likable character who discovers the meaning of true friendship, suffers hardship with aplomb, and learns some important life lessons along the way. Readers will cheer her on and feel satisfaction when she sees her ex-best friend for the bully and snob that she is.” —School Library Journal Now, for Floss's school life. Floss is Rhiannon's best friend, who is the most popular and the prettiest girl in the class. Rhiannon loves teasing people, especially the new girl, Susan Potts, as 'Swotty Potty' just because she is brainy. Floss likes to be Rhiannon's best friend, because of her popularity and she feels special because many people want to be Rhiannon's friend (including Margot), but she only hopes that Rhiannon wouldn't tease people. She really likes Susan and wants to be her friend.

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Khas karya Jacqueline Wilson, menampilkan anak-anak yang bertahan di tengah keluarga yang terpecah. Floss ikut ibunya selama enam hari, dan di akhir pekan menghabiskan waktu di rumah ayahnya, yang merangkap cafe. Masalah timbul ketika ibunya mau pindah ke Australia bersama suami barunya dan bayi mereka. Tentu Floss diajak, tapi ia menolak karena merasa ayahnya ngga punya siapa-siapa lagi kalau dia pindah sejauh itu. Anak-anak memang seperti itu ya, di satu sisi banyak yang mereka belum tahu dan belum paham, tapi di sisi lain banyak juga hal-hal yang mereka rasakan, yang kadang hilang dan terlupakan setelah dewasa. Orang dewasa akan memikirkan yang "praktis" dan yang "terbaik". Kurang baik apa kalau Floss ikut pindah. Bahkan ayahnya pun setuju. Floss bisa punya rumah dan keluarga komplit, si suami baru ibunya punya pekerjaan bagus dan sayang juga ke dia. Sementara cafe ayahnya terancam bangkrut dan si ayah terjerat utang. Kekeraskepalaan bocah ini sulit dimengerti oleh orang-orang di sekitarnya, dan momen paling 'menghancurkan' adalah ketika si ibu dan Floss bertengkar sambil menangis. Sama-sama tidak mau berpisah, sama-sama saling sayang, tapi menurut Floss, ibunya sudah punya orang-orang yang menyayanginya, sementara ayahnya bakalan sendirian. Dia memilih hidup bersama si ayah, hidup yang mendadak jadi kacau-balau, serba ngga pasti, dan terancam diusir karena cafe-nya dijadikan jaminan bank. Mr Potts – Susan's father. He is only mentioned once in the book, when he drops Susan round at Charlie's house for a playdate with Floss. Not much is said about him, but Floss remarks that he looks much older than her father. Personally, I thought that this book was amazing. The best part of the book is when floss and her dad meet the fairground lady, Rose. Now, for the plot. Steve gets a 6-month transfer to Australia, and her mum breaks this news to her on her Birthday. She can't go without her father and will miss him, so she decides that she won't go and will stay with her father instead. Her mum is sad and angry but she can't do anything to change her mind.

Floss's parents are separated, have been for a few years, her mum has remarried and had another baby. Floss gets to see her dad every week and things seem alright. But then her step-dad gets a promotion and her mum springs it on her that they are moving to Australia for 6 months. Floss asks the question 'But what about dad?' Steve Westwood – Sally's husband, Tiger's father and Floss's stepfather. He gets a job offer in Australia in the beginning of the book, where him and the family get to stay there for 6 months while he works. Floss decides to stay with her father. It is implied that Charlie is jealous of Steve. Her father now doesn't earn well, which is why her mother divorced him and married Steve. Steve is handsome, and he earns well, too. Though he pretends that he does, he doesn't like Floss. Floss lives with her mother and Steve for 5 days in a week, then for 2 days, she lives with her dad. Tiger is mum's and Steve's baby. 😤 I found myself being really angry with Floss's mum, no kid should be forced to chose and unless there is a good reason for it, kids should always have access to both parents. As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame.

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Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.16 Openlibrary OL7441496M Openlibrary_edition This tension paces a novel that contains many compelling, sometimes gritty, elements . . . Floss's emotional turmoil should hook girls.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Margot – Rhiannon's best friend. Along with Judy and Rhiannon she bullies Floss and calls her smelly chip. Margot is described by having "such a flat tummy" according to Rhiannon and she likes to speak in a fake American accent. Charlie Barnes – Floss's father, Sally's ex-husband. He runs a little local café but is massively in debt and loses it midway through the book. He ends up running a chip van until it gets burnt down. He is plump with dark hair. Despite being a little absent minded sometimes, he cares deeply for Floss and only wants what's best for her. He saves her life when the chip van gets burnt down. He ends up starting a romantic relationship with Rose from the funfair. Let me just preface this review by saying that at the ripe age of 74, Jacqueline Wilson came out as gay. As such, I've read the book through my rose rainbow coloured glasses as well as plainly seeing trauma where it was due.

Tim (Tiger) Westwood – Floss's half-brother, the son of Steve and Sally. His real name is Tim, but Floss calls him Tiger because of his tiger-like personality. This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. Please help improve the article by adding more real-world context. ( March 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Floss convinces Sally that she can live with Charlie, while they are in Australia. 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. Floss's school uniforms get dirtier and disarrayed as Charlie is not used to washing and ironing them, but her teacher, Mrs. Horsefield, helps her out, as Floss is one of her personal favorite students. The father and daughter learn to cope and meet Rose, a very caring woman who works at a fair. After Rose leaves (traveling with the fair), they keep an eye out for her at the fair. 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. Now, believe me, even though I know that her mother didn't walk out on her, it was totally not considerate of her to go and marry Steve, without thinking of Floss. She may have asked her how she feels, but poor Floss would have said it's okay! Her mother should have tried to be in Floss's shoes, at least!😣My one gripe (which doesn't affect my rating) is that my copy of this was published in America, and they have changed MUM to MOM. My sister has a UK published one, so I know it is supposed to be Mum, and it just bothered me so much every time I saw it! Especially when Floss is annoyed by her classmates putting on faux American accents, followed almost immediately with her using 'Mom'. I feel like publishers are underestimating an American kid by making the change that serves no purpose -- especially since it's such a British story. I hope American kids do get to enjoy Jacqueline Wilson's work, but I honestly think that they could handle the word Mum. Rhiannon's mother – Rhiannon's mother. She raises concern about Floss and Charlie's living situation, and thinks Charlie is not looking after Floss properly. She often gives Charlie advice, and once made Rhiannon have a day out with Floss, meaning that Floss had to cancel her playdate with Susan. She and Rhiannon are very rich. Billy the Chip – A regular at Charlie's cafe. He has his own chip van, but says no one can beat Charlie's chip butties. He often bets on horses. Towards the end of the book, Charlie loses the cafe, and Billy lets Charlie and Floss move into his house and look after his cats while he is away visiting his son in Australia and also asks if Charlie could help at his chip van, which Charlie agrees to do. Billy's house is ancient, and contains very old items. In between, Floss changes her life - and friends - on the way. The ending was really, really nice, though I want to know what happens to Floss and her mother. If I depend on my imaginations, it won't work out!! Wilson, tell me!!!

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2011-09-06 22:05:35 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA170301 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Donor I also felt really sad about what she was going through at school, been there. School seems endless at that age. Rhiannon was a nasty piece of work. I've known a few girls like that, think they have them at every school. I always enjoy a Jacqueline Wilson book and this one is no exception! Floss is such a lovely character. She chooses to stay in England with her dad, while her mum moves to Australia with her new partner Steve and their young son for six months.Saul – Rose's son. He also has a girlfriend called Jenny. Charlie saved him from a fight outside of the chip van. Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 million! Her dad is not perfect, and she has trouble waking up on time and going to school with proper attire. People in her school think that her mother walked out on her.