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	Kapit, Sarah. GET A GRIP, VIVY COHEN! New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2020] IL 3-6 ISBN     9780525554189
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Vivy Cohen is obsessed with baseball. Wanting to perfect her special pitch, the knuckleball, Vivy gets pointers from her idol, a baseball Major League pitcher named Vincent James “VJ” Capello. Through letters, she talks to VJ about how difficult it can be for her since she has autism and not many kids understand what is wrong with her. Despite having autism and with the help of her friends, Vivy tries to be the best pitcher that she can, but she is being bullied by the coach’s son and decides to quit. Will Vivy quit baseball for good? Read Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! to find out.  (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2021-2022)
	SUBJECTS:   Baseball -- Fiction.                         Autism -- Fiction.                         Pen pals -- Fiction.                         Letters -- Fiction.

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