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NANCY BARILE has been a public high school English Language Arts teacher working with kids in Massachusetts for over twenty-six years.
In 2007, she was named a member of the USA Today All-Teacher Team, and in 2011 she was awarded the Massachusetts Commonwealth Award in Creative Leadership. She is a 2013 recipient of the Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award; also in 2013 she was named Boston Red Sox Most Valuable Educator. She was a 2015 Top 50 Finalist for the Varkey Global Teacher Prize.

She is also an adjunct professor in the undergraduate and graduate schools of education of a Boston-area college. Her writing has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Guardian, Ozy, Education Week, the College Board, and Hey Teach ...more

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	I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-All Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion 4.21 avg rating — 260 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How much art can you take? SSD by Philin Phlash (Photographer), Nancy Barile (Goodreads Author), Al Barile it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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As a high school English Language Arts teacher and college professor, Kirkus Reviews have always been my Gold standard, so I was THRILLED when Kirkus reviewed my book!

From Kirkus Review: An award-winning educator recounts her role in the early days of the American punk and hardcore scenes—experiences that, four decades later, shape how she teaches.

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Nancy Barile rated a book it was amazing I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-All Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion by Nancy Barile (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who read my book, and especially to those who rated it 5 STARS! Much love! ~ Nancy
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Nancy Barile rated a book it was amazing Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Beautifully written and relatable, focusing on the importance of community and caring as the antidote to loneliness and grief.
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Life changing
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Totally enjoyable behind-the-scenes look at the golden age of magazines.
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Totally enjoyable behind-the-scenes look at the golden age of magazines.
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Sad but redemptive, beautifully written.
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Nancy Barile liked Ian Hart's review of I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-All Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion: "Awesome look back at the hardcore scene in the early 80s by someone who was right in the middle of it!"
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Brilliant writing that totally takes the reader back to a different time, which Indiana captives perfectly and honestly.
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