Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
Sarah Kapit
In this epistolary middle grade novel, Vivy Cohen won't let autism stop her from playing baseball--not when she has a major-league pitcher as her pen pal. Vivy Cohen wants to play baseball. Ever since her hero, Major League star pitcher VJ Capello, taught her how to throw a knuckleball at a family fun day for kids with autism, she's been perfecting her pitch. And now she knows she's ready to play on a real team. When her social skills teacher makes her write a letter to someone she knows, she writes to VJ and tells him everything about how much she wants to pitch, and how her mom says she can't because she's a girl and because she has autism. And then two amazing things happen: Vivy meets a Little League coach who invites her to join his team, the Flying Squirrels. And VJ starts writing back.
Publication Year: 2020
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0"People like Kyle have always told me that I’m stupid, that I talk wrong, walk wrong, amwrong. When that happens you don’t exactly WANT to talk very much. But Alex thinks I’m smart. And he’s pretty smart himself." Get A Grip, Vivy Cohen by Sarah Kapit Vibes Sports Autistic Heroine 8.71 or 4.5/5 Characters-9 I enjoyed the characters in this! I found them great, and I loved how they all supported Vivy in her journey. Setting-9 Because of most of this story being emails, you don't get to see as much of the area where Vivy lives as I would have liked. The setting wasn't bad, I just wish I could have seen more. Writing-9 I'm not a huge fan of telling a story all via emails, letters, or texts/social media. I thought the writing style in this was great, and it kept me engaged. Plot-8.5 This story wasn't bad, but I wish there was more. I did love how much Vivy learned about herself, the sport of baseball, and how she overcame some challenges. Enojyment-8.5 This was still a good story.
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Overall Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ :halfstar:(4.5/5) or 9.0/10 overall
Characters - 9
Atmosphere - 10
Writing - 9
Plot - 8
Intrigue - 9
Logic - 9
Enjoyment - 9
Overall an amazing read. I'm really glad I picked this up for Autism Awareness Month even though it wasn't originally on my tbr. I think the style of the written letters was a cool concept and it helped to show Vivy's emotions in a way that an outside pov wouldn't. I really enjoyed it and it was very engaging, interesting, and unique. The main reason it didn't get 5 stars from me was because the ending felt off. It left a few things unsolved and just generally felt rushed. Otherwise, I have no complaints. :)
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