Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

Goodness, this was so sweet and so charming - and I learned so much about baseball?! (Note: I don't know anything about baseball.) - Told in epistolary form, this follows Vivy Cohen, a Jewish autistic girl who LOVES baseball and writes letters to her knuckleballer idol, a Black baseball athlete, VJ C......more

I love this book so much. I helped coach my own autistic son's team the year he played until A Very Bad Thing happened and left him (understandably) afraid to keep playing. Kapit perfectly captures the voice of a girl with a dream that almost nobody else wants her to have. Like all the best baseball......more

Oh my gosh yessss. I got to read an early version of this book and it was SO charming. Vivy is a lovable protagonist with lots of passion/drive. There are enough sports in the book that it will interest kids who like sports, but not enough to discourage those who don't. A good balance. And the ownvo......more

I don't often start reading a book the day I get my copy. But I just had to with this one. This is honestly such an endearing book. There's something special about novels in letters, and it worked so well here. The entire correspondence between Vivy and the professional baseball player she writes to......more

this was a sweet book and I enjoyed reading. I don't know much about baseball, but I was cheering for Vivy until the end.......more