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Banana Splitsville  //Banana Splitsville // is a book written by Catherine Clark. It was published May 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers. The main characters in it are Courtney, Dave, Grant, Beth and Jane.

Dave and Courtney have been together forever and Courtney really thinks that she is in love, until one day when Dave breaks-up with her. She is so devastated, she doesn't know what to do! She is constantly by the phone, hoping that he calls and tells her that he was wrong, but those few moments of victory never come. As school starts back, she tells everybody that Dave moved to Australia and goes about her business. There are only two people that know what really happened that night they broke-up and those people are Courtney's two best friends, Jane and Beth. Jane is your average save-the-planet girl. Beth is your rocker girl, but she has a secret that only Jane knows. With everything that's going on in Courtney's life, can she take what the secret is? What is the BIG secret that everyone is hiding? What will happen to Courtney and Dave? And who is Grant and why does he pop up everywhere Courtney is? You have to read this book along with my others to find out!! 

Thematic Statement: Love by friends and family can help you overcome a heartbreak.

Setting: Texas

Point of View: First Person

Central Conflict and how it is related to the theme: Courtney's boyfriend breaks-up with her and she has to deal with the struggle of that.

How was the theme developed: I knew that it was about love when Courtney's boyfriend broke-up with her and she makes a pack to not date her whole senior year. Also when she kept on running into a guy named Grant and he always stared at her. You could tell that he had a crush on her.

What symbols were used to support the theme: Dave, Courtney's ex-boyfriend, gave her roses all the time and gave her presents. Roses mean love.

If this was a newly selected author, would I read another story by her: Yes, because her stories are easy to get into and they are funny. They can also touch your heart at the same time.

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