https://www.ssfarchive.org/files/original/904f9a68e1ed8cd1d3cbb484698b1659.jpg 0058af562a1132dec704f40ae7420361 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource School Shooting Fiction Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Life Before Her Eyes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Life Before Her Eyes Subject The topic of the resource Book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kasischke Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002-11-11 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Harcourt Description An account of the resource "Diana stands before the mirror preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment the future she was just imagining--a doting wife and mother at the age of forty--is sealed by a horrific decision she is forced to make. In prose infused with the dramatically feminine sensuality of spring, we experience seventeen-year-old Diana's uncertain steps into womanhood--her awkward, heated forays into sex; her fresh, fragile construction of an identity. Together with the sights and sounds of renewal, we experience the tasks of Diana's adulthood: protecting her beloved daughter and holding onto her successful husband. An acclaimed writer and poet, Laura Kasischke has crafted a consciousness that encompasses the truth of a teenager's world and the profound transformation of that world at midlife. Resonant and deeply stirring, The Life Before Her Eyes finds piercing beauty in the midst of a nightmare from long ago that echoes like a dirge beneath each new spring." Summary from publishers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: <a href="https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/The-Life-Before-Her-Eyes/9780156027120" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/The-Life-Before-Her-Eyes/9780156027120</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Book Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Psychological fiction Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Reader reviews of The Life Before Her Eyes from Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205005.The_Life_Before_Her_Eyes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205005.The_Life_Before_Her_Eyes</a>