OUGD503: Responsive/Penguin/Research and Initial Ideas

I've been studying the book Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit on sparknotes to find out the themes, understand the characters to help me conceptualise my book cover as it states in the brief to appeal to a contemporary readership. 

Themes: 

Death

Sexuality 

God and Religion 

Coming of Age

All Stories are Made Up

Symbols: 

Pink mackintosh (raincoat)

Shedach, Meshach, Abednego

The stone pebble (used as a weapon) 

Mindmap