I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
A raw, edgy, emotional novel about growing up punk and living to tell.
The Clash. Social Distortion. Dead Kennedys. Patti Smith. The Ramones.
Punk rock is in Emily Black's blood. Her mother, Louisa, hit the road to follow the incendiary music scene when Emily was four months old and never came back. Now Emily's all grown up with a punk band of her own, determined to find the tune that will bring her mother home. Because if Louisa really is following the music, shouldn't it lead her right back to Emily?
The Clash. Social Distortion. Dead Kennedys. Patti Smith. The Ramones.
Punk rock is in Emily Black's blood. Her mother, Louisa, hit the road to follow the incendiary music scene when Emily was four months old and never came back. Now Emily's all grown up with a punk band of her own, determined to find the tune that will bring her mother home. Because if Louisa really is following the music, shouldn't it lead her right back to Emily?
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- July 2008
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Praise
“Kuehnert's love of music is apparent on every page in this powerful and moving story. Her fresh voice makes this novel stand out in the genre, and she writes as authentically about coming of age as she does punk rock.”
– Charles R. Cross, New York Times bestselling author of Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
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“Kuehnert's love of music is apparent on every page in this powerful and moving story. Her fresh voice makes this novel stand out in the genre, and she writes as authentically about coming of age as she does punk rock.”– Charles R. Cross, New York Times bestselling author of Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
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“Teeth. Punk. Combat boots. Attitude. Feminism. Family. Girls with guitars. Relationships that jack you up. Sharp things of the not-good kind. Friendships. Love.... It's all here; it's all pure and real.”– Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Ink Exchange
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“A fierce and wild ride.”– Laura Wiess, author of Such a Pretty Girl
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“A wonderfully written andevocative story of a mother and daughter parted by circumstance and joined by music. I heartily recommend it.”– Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting
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