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Pandora Park by Piers Anthony
4.0

This is an interesting children's novel about two children from the opposite ends of the Earth who discover a 'magic' park where anything seems to be possible. The children, with the support of their parents, work to discover who created it and why.

It is a cute novel that my children and myself enjoyed. However it is short and leaves off in a way that makes you believe that you are truly only at the beginning of the story. My children did not like that. I think it leaves them wanting to creat the rest of the story themselves. The one major downside of the novel is the overwhelming gender bias. Boys are good at math and girls talk too much. Boys are the protectors and girls are overly emotional. For a novel who Warner's about understanding others culture the gender bias should have been written out, and not so blatant and widespread.