{"product_id":"if-you-lived-here-youd-via-bleidner-9781250753946","title":"If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous by Now: True Stories from Calabasas","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Via Bleidner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250753945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250753946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.04w x 0.82d","brand":"Via Bleidner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993245122815,"sku":"9781250753946","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2492466b-0e40-4a36-9ff0-f83e6272f849.jpg?v=1683323318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/if-you-lived-here-youd-via-bleidner-9781250753946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}