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Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

By Sarah Kapit

By Sarah Kapit

By Sarah Kapit

By Sarah Kapit

By Sarah Kapit

By Sarah Kapit

By Sarah Kapit
Read by Cassandra Morris and JD Jackson

By Sarah Kapit
Read by Cassandra Morris and JD Jackson

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Jun 08, 2021 | ISBN 9780525554196 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Feb 25, 2020 | ISBN 9780525554189 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Nov 10, 2020 | 386 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

    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.

    About Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

    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.

    About Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

    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.

    About Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

    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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    About Sarah Kapit

    Sarah Kapit lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband and their goofy orange cat. She earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, and she’s always happy to talk about the history of women, medicine,… More about Sarah Kapit

    About Sarah Kapit

    Sarah Kapit lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband and their goofy orange cat. She earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, and she’s always happy to talk about the history of women, medicine,… More about Sarah Kapit

    About Sarah Kapit

    Sarah Kapit lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband and their goofy orange cat. She earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, and she’s always happy to talk about the history of women, medicine,… More about Sarah Kapit

    About Sarah Kapit

    Sarah Kapit lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband and their goofy orange cat. She earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, and she’s always happy to talk about the history of women, medicine,… More about Sarah Kapit

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Jun 08, 2021 | 352 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525554196

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Feb 25, 2020 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525554189

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Dial Books
    Feb 25, 2020 | 336 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525554202

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Sports Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Nov 10, 2020 | 386 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593341841
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    Praise

    Praise for Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

    Schneider Family Book Award Honor

    ★ “This vivid epistolary tale captures Vivy’s growing sense of her own capabilities. . . . A satisfying baseball story that never minimizes the challenges of autism but celebrates skill, determination, and love for the game.” —Kirkus, starred review

    ★ “A standout.” —School Library Journal, starred review

    ★ “The story is so undeniably charming, the sports so exciting, the protagonist so sympathetic that readers will get sucked in. Kapit’s debut is an exceedingly rare #OwnVoices account of an autistic girl—centered on that character—that gives a clear, authentic, and universally relatable representation of autism while telling a positive, upbeat, feel-good story about a girl’s fight to play the game she loves.” —Booklist, starred review

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