Candyfloss is about a girl called Flora, but everyone knows her as Floss. When Foss was little her parents split up, leaving Floss with time with her mum, her stepdad Steve and her half-brother Tiger on weekdays and time with her dad at his greasy, spoon cafe' on weekends. Floss loves spending time with her dad, helping out at Charlie's Cafe'. When Floss' mum and Steve decide to give Floss an extra special birthday present, going to Sydney, Australia for 6 months, Floss is thrilled. Then she remembers about her dad. She worries about this for a while and then decides that she is not going to go. She is going to stay with her dad at his spoon cafe'. When Floss' mum goes to Sydney, Floss and her dad have a lot of fun, just the two of them, going to the local funfair. When Floss' dad suddenly loses the cafe' he and Floss are homeless. Are Floss and her dad designed for a life on the road? Can their local funfair friends help out?

Candyfloss is a book about a girl named Flora, nicknamed by everyone as Floss. Floss’ parents are divorced, so she lives with her Mum on weekdays and her Dad on weekends. Mum’s new family, Steve (Floss’ stepfather) and Tiger (Floss’ stepbrother), give Floss a big surprise on her birthday. They are moving to Sydney, Australia! At first, Floss is absolutely thrilled and dreams of a wonderful, exciting life in Australia. But she soon realizes that she will have to leave her Dad behind, and she suddenly dreads leaving. Floss’ Dad wasn’t coping too well. His beaten, filthy café, Charlie’s Café, looks like a dump and isn’t attracting any customers, leaving him with some big financial problems. When Floss sees how lonely, troubled, and desperate her Dad is, she decides she cannot leave him. Though her Mum is extremely reluctant, Floss knows she has to stay with her Dad. At the beginning, she and her Dad have heaps of fun, just the two of them. But her Dad is completely hopeless when it comes to housekeeping and properly looking after Floss.