Candyfloss (29 page)

‘So we won’t be flatties any more? We’ll be fairground folk?’

‘I suppose so, yes!’

‘Fairground kids are expected to help out. Can I help you, Dad?’

‘You always do, darling.’

‘And can I help Rose with her candyfloss stall?’

‘She’s counting on it.’

‘Dad. There’s just one more thing.’

‘What’s that, Princess?’

‘Promise you’ll say yes?’

‘What is it you want, darling?’

‘Can I have my hair dyed pink?’

‘What? Absolutely not!’ said Dad.

But I’m very good at getting round him . . .

About the Author

Jacqueline Wilson is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author who served as Children’s Laureate from 2005-7. She has been awarded a number of prestigious awards, including the British Children’s Book of the Year and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award (for
The Illustrated Mum
), the Smarties Prize and the Children’s Book Award (for
Double Act
, for which she was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. She has sold over thirty-five million books and was the author most borrowed from British libraries in the last decade.

About the Illustrator

NICK SHARRATT knew from an early age that he wanted to use his artistic skills in his career. He went to Manchester Polytechnic to do an Art Foundation course, followed by a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design at St Martin’s School of Art in London. Since graduating in 1984, Nick has been working full-time as an illustrator, with his work hugely in demand for children’s books.

His famous collaboration with Jacqueline Wilson began with
The Story of Tracy Beaker
, published in 1991 and he has illustrated every one of her best-selling books published by Doubleday/Corgi since then.

Nick also illustrates full-colour picture and novelty books, such as
Eat Your Peas
(Bodley Head), written by Kes Gray, which won the 2000 Children’s Book Award and
Pants
(David Fickling Books), written by Giles Andreae, which also won the Children’s Book Award and was shortlisted for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in 2003. He also writes his own picture books.

Nick lives in Brighton, Sussex.

Also by Jacqueline Wilson

Published in Corgi Pups, for beginner readers:

THE DINOSAUR’S PACKED LUNCH

THE MONSTER STORY-TELLER

Published in Young Corgi, for newly confident readers:

LIZZIE ZIPMOUTH

SLEEPOVERS

Available from Doubleday/Corgi Yearling Books:

BAD GIRLS

THE BED & BREAKFAST STAR

BEST FRIENDS

BURIED ALIVE!

CANDYFLOSS

THE CAT MUMMY

CLEAN BREAK

CLIFFHANGER

THE DARE GAME

THE DIAMOND GIRLS

DOUBLE ACT

GLUBBSLYME

THE ILLUSTRATED MUM

LOLA ROSE

THE LOTTIE PROJECT

MIDNIGHT

THE MUM-MINDER

SECRETS

STARRING TRACY BEAKER

THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER

THE SUITCASE KID

VICKY ANGEL

THE WORRY WEBSITE

Join the official Jacqueline Wilson fan club at
www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk

CHILDREN’S LAUREATE 2005-2007

‘Wilson handles the family difficulties with her usual deftness, and Floss’s mix of resourcefulness and hopelessness is endearing and convincing’ Julia Eccleshare,
Guardian

‘Another absorbing slice of family and school life’
Children’s Bookseller

‘Wilson is on top social-observing form’
Independent

‘Wilson moves away from familiar mum territory to cast her acute eye on dads’
Guardian

‘Jacqueline Wilson fans will love this new adventure drawn straight from the reality of the modern teenager’
Good Book Guide

‘A good old-fashioned adventure with a modern take’
Daily Express

‘Did she make the right decision staying with her dad? Read this gripping story to find out. As usual with this author you will be totally absorbed in Floss’s life and find it hard to put the book down until it is finished!’
Primary Times

‘Jacqueline Wilson is the undisputed queen of pre-teen fiction, and her latest novel
Candyfloss
shows Britain’s Children’s Laureate hasn’t lost her touch’
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CANDYFLOSS
AN RHCP DIGITAL EBOOK 978 1 407 04619 8

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This ebook edition published 2012

Copyright © Jacqueline Wilson, 2006
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Corgi Childrens 9780440866459 2007

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