Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! /
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TextPublisher: New York : Puffin Books, 2021Description: 352 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780525554196 :Subject(s): Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | Children's / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories | Children's / Teenage general interest: Ball games & sports: Baseball & Softball | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Disability & special needsSummary: 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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| JF .J683 2017 Kick / | JF .J878 1996 The phantom tollbooth / | JF .K116 2020 Kiki's delivery service / | JF .K172 2021 Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! / | JF .K265 1987 The secret of the old clock / | JF .K293 2020 When you trap a tiger / | JF .K295 2017 Hello, universe / |
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.
11 - US school grade range: From 3 To 7 ; 17 - Interest age, years: From 8 To 12