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By Mark Marino, 18 April, 2018
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Abstract (in English)

A review of Spy EYE, the fourth story in the series, Mrs. Wobbles & the Tangerine house. 

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The gist of the story is challenging, though it’s wrapped in some playful fantasy imagery. The parents in this story are not dead, but they’re going through some things that make it impossible to take care of their children right at the moment. Can our protagonists accept that fact, and wait, and at the same time hold onto the faith that their family isstill a family? It’s a situation that asks these children for a degree of empathy and long-term perspective-taking well beyond their years: even adults may have trouble realizing that their parents are limited and human, and forgiving them for it.

Description (in English)

Juan and Ichel are recruited for a spy mission to find their birth parents, only to find that the reunion is not what they expected. As they navigate the gadgets, villains, and flying beds, they must also sort through their feelings of hurt and loss.

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Author's Comment: “As part of a larger collection of games from Mrs. Wobbles and the Tangerine House, Spy EYE offers the first tale to reflect on the emotions of foster care children coping with separation from their birth parents. Written with my forever family, this choice-based tale offers the opportunity to choose the character's Point of View in a middle grade tale in which the ultimate adventure confronts us with the most powerful challenges: our own emotions. Features poems by Margaret Rhee and Lyla Joy Hinchey and illustrations by Brian Gallagher.”