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A review by thenextgenlibrarian
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit
3.0
Vivy Cohen won’t let anything stop her from playing baseball.
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Vivy’s hero, VJ Capello, taught her how to throw a knuckleball years ago and it’s stuck with her. One day while practicing her pitch with her older brother, Coach K approaches and asks if she wants to join his son’s baseball team. Vivy’s mom is hesitant because she thinks Vivy should play softball and she’s worried because Vivy is #autistic. Once Vivy gets the go-ahead, she happily joins The Flying Squirrels and writes letters to her hero, VJ. Soon VJ begins writing back.
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This MG book reminded me of A Boy Called Bat by Elana K Arnold. I love that more books are getting published with neurodiverse characters. Every child should be able to see themselves in a novel I also love that Vivy is Jewish since we don’t see enough of that religion written about in middle grade or YA literature. Be sure to pick up a copy of this book—you’ll fall in love with Vivy!
3.5 stars
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Vivy’s hero, VJ Capello, taught her how to throw a knuckleball years ago and it’s stuck with her. One day while practicing her pitch with her older brother, Coach K approaches and asks if she wants to join his son’s baseball team. Vivy’s mom is hesitant because she thinks Vivy should play softball and she’s worried because Vivy is #autistic. Once Vivy gets the go-ahead, she happily joins The Flying Squirrels and writes letters to her hero, VJ. Soon VJ begins writing back.
⚾️
This MG book reminded me of A Boy Called Bat by Elana K Arnold. I love that more books are getting published with neurodiverse characters. Every child should be able to see themselves in a novel I also love that Vivy is Jewish since we don’t see enough of that religion written about in middle grade or YA literature. Be sure to pick up a copy of this book—you’ll fall in love with Vivy!
3.5 stars