Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
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In this perfectly pitched novel-in-letters, autistic eleven-year-old Vivy Cohen won't let anything stop her from playing baseball--not when she has a major-league star as her pen pal. Vivy Cohen is determined. She's had enough of playing catch in the park. She's ready to pitch for a real baseball team. But Vivy's mom is worried about Vivy being the only girl on the team, and the only autistic kid. She wants Vivy to forget about pitching, but Vivy won't give up. When her social skills teacher makes her write a letter to someone, Vivy knows exactly who to choose: her hero, Major League pitcher VJ Capello. Then two amazing things happen: A coach sees Vivy's amazing knuckleball and invites her to join his team. And VJ starts writing back! Now Vivy is a full-fledged pitcher, with a catcher as a new best friend and a steady stream of advice from VJ. But when a big accident puts her back on the bench, Vivy has to fight to stay on the team.
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Pretty great! I liked Vivy so much! I'm definitely not a baseball fan but it was fun. I loved her and VJ's friendship soo much! I was happy that she fixed stuff with her mom and her brother Nate was very supportive of her and she was very supportive of him too! I knew that Vivy's dad was autistic too!!! The ASD experiences were pretty realistic as the author is in the spectrum too! I didn't relate to the Jewish stuff but anyways... Vivy's therapist wasn't very nice and her ideas on ASD were outdated, especially the fixations and meltdown being bad and stuff... But I guess that is more realistic because people are like that, and don't see that being neurodivergent is very great and just a difference, not something bad... I will surely read the other book by Sarah Kapit!!!
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
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. :)
