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Stephanie Kuehnert on Her Debut Novel, 'I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone'

By Tom Lynch
Chicago Newcity | July 2, 2008
Everyone wants to be a rock star. Kuehnert’s protagonist and narrator, Emily Black, is no different. Living in a tiny town in Wisconsin, left alone with her father as an infant when her mother hit the road following her own rock-star dreams, Emily's now your favorite teenager, much cooler than you were when you were there, the dark hair, the red lipstick and the witty asides and retorts all part of the angst-ridden fireball.
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