Before I Die
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Before I Die is a young adult novel by Jenny Downham that follows a terminally ill teenage girl determined to complete a personal bucket list in the time she has left.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Before I Die canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12768673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Before I Die Context triple: [Now Is Good, basedOn, Before I Die]
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A.
Before I’m Gone
"Before I’m Gone" is an episode of the television drama series "Friday Night Lights," which follows the lives and struggles of a high school football community in small-town Texas.
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B.
Learning To Die
"Learning To Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Dust, known for its early 1970s hard rock sound and featuring future Ramones drummer Marky Ramone.
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C.
I Am Not Dead Yet
"I Am Not Dead Yet" is a comedic musical number from the Broadway show *Monty Python’s Spamalot*, parodying medieval death and denial with absurd, irreverent humor.
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D.
My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me is a 2003 introspective drama film about a young woman who, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, secretly prepares for her family's future while confronting her own unfulfilled desires.
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E.
The Death of You and Me
"The Death of You and Me" is the debut solo single by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, blending melodic rock with brass and psychedelic influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Before I Die Target entity description: Before I Die is a young adult novel by Jenny Downham that follows a terminally ill teenage girl determined to complete a personal bucket list in the time she has left.
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A.
Before I’m Gone
"Before I’m Gone" is an episode of the television drama series "Friday Night Lights," which follows the lives and struggles of a high school football community in small-town Texas.
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B.
Learning To Die
"Learning To Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Dust, known for its early 1970s hard rock sound and featuring future Ramones drummer Marky Ramone.
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C.
I Am Not Dead Yet
"I Am Not Dead Yet" is a comedic musical number from the Broadway show *Monty Python’s Spamalot*, parodying medieval death and denial with absurd, irreverent humor.
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D.
My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me is a 2003 introspective drama film about a young woman who, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, secretly prepares for her family's future while confronting her own unfulfilled desires.
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E.
The Death of You and Me
"The Death of You and Me" is the debut solo single by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, blending melodic rock with brass and psychedelic influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ young adult novel ⓘ |
| author | Jenny Downham ⓘ |
| awarded |
Branford Boase Award shortlist
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Carnegie Medal shortlist ⓘ |
| basedOn | Before I Die ⓘ |
| character |
Adam
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Tessa Scott ⓘ Tessa's brother Cal ⓘ Tessa's father ⓘ Zoey ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
Realistic fiction
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Tragedy ⓘ Young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Now Is Good ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780385751834 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tessa Scott ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Tessa Scott ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A terminally ill teenage girl creates and attempts to complete a personal bucket list before she dies. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tessa Scott ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher |
David Fickling Books
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linked to:
David Fickling
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| setting | England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
bucket list
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coming of age ⓘ death ⓘ family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ love ⓘ terminal illness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Before I Die Description of subject: Before I Die is a young adult novel by Jenny Downham that follows a terminally ill teenage girl determined to complete a personal bucket list in the time she has left.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.