{"product_id":"if-you-lived-here-youd-be-famous-by-now-paperback","title":"If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous by Now: True Stories from Calabasas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVia Bleidner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon to be the Netflix Series \"Calabasas\" -- from Kim Kardashian, Marlene King, and Emma Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An unfiltered, thoughtful, and witty insider's perspective on the suburb that birthed the Kardashian-Jenners and the Bling Ring.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf You Lived Here You'd Be Famous by Now\u003c\/i\u003e is an insider's collection of funny and warmhearted stories about coming of age in the Los Angeles suburb famed for birthing the Kardashian-Jenners and the Bling Ring\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Via Bleidner, transferring to Calabasas High from the private Catholic school she's attended since second grade is a culture shock, not to mention absolutely lonely. Suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar world of celebrities, affluenza, and McMansions, Via takes a page from Cameron Crowe and pretends she's on a journalism assignment, taking notes on her classmates and jotting down bits of overheard gossip. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGetting through high school in Calabasas is something else--from Kim Kardashian endorsing the students' favorite hidden lunch spot, to the theater program hiring a famous dog to play Elle Woods' Chihuahua in its production of \u003ci\u003eLegally Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e, and Kanye trying to take control of your school to make it the very first YEEZY institution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut instead of floating through high school detached from her peers, Via finds that putting herself out there--for her writing, of course--just might have been exactly what she needed. She unexpectedly finds an eclectic group of friends to call her own, including a multi-multi-millionaire, a wild-card throwback intent on going viral, a former Disney actor, and a doughnut-dealing madman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith wit, candor, and sharp observations, twenty-one-year-old Via grounds the surreal glamour of Calabasas with reflections on her own coming-of-age, sharing her teenage misadventures as she struggles to fit in, faces crushing social pressure, and eventually makes her own way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVia Bleidner is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and lives in Los Angeles. \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here You'd Be Famous By Now\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.9 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159116583047,"sku":"9781250753946","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/667555277b90498597795a7d821efb14.webp?v=1733264157","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/if-you-lived-here-youd-be-famous-by-now-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}