If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous by Now: True Stories from Calabasas

This collection of humorous and heartwarming stories about coming of age in Calabasas, a suburb known for the Kardashian-Jenners and the Bling Ring, follows Via Bleidner. Transferring from a private Catholic school to Calabasas High, she faces culture shock and loneliness amidst celebrities and affluence. Navigating high school in Calabasas is unique, from Kim Kardashian endorsing a hidden lunch spot to the theater program hiring a famous dog to play Elle Woods’ Chihuahua. Despite feeling detached, Via finds that putting herself out there for her writing leads her to an eclectic group of friends, including a multi-millionaire, a wild-card 1980s throwback, a former Nickelodeon actor, and a doughnut-dealing madman named Valentino.

Via reflects on her own coming-of-age, sharing teenage misadventures as she struggles to fit in, faces social pressure, and eventually finds her way.

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