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    <body><![CDATA[A whimsically light-hearted read--still quite enjoyable and fun! The Pink Motel and all its &quot;odd&quot; guests sounds like a delightful place to visit, and the activities Kirby and Bitsy (the two main protagonists) take part in seem like good fun. Whether tracking a pair of gangsters or being tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25265215">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books when I first started reading chapter books as a child.  The cover on my copy is pink (though rather grubby, as it first belonged to my mother and her siblings).]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my favorite book as a child, and my brother recently reminded me of it.  It's about a family from Minnesota who inherits a pink motel in Florida. Since it was written in 1959, the motel is a series of pink stucco cottages with spanish tile roofs... very vintage mid-century. <br/><br/>I've...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65158987">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I last read this maybe 30 years ago and couldn't have told you a thing about the plot so I decided to read it again. I had lots of &quot;Oh, yeah!&quot; moments.... &quot;Oh, yeah, a family from Minnesota inherits a Florida motel,&quot; &quot;Oh, yeah, the lady and her little show dogs stay at the m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79900621">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my absolute favorite book as a child.  I loved checking the book out at our public library and school library.  I so envied Kirby and the fun and adventures he had when his family visited the motel.  I still recall the book and it's wonderful, pink cover ... and, I'm 50!  Wish I had that ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75711465">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up at the library book sale a couple years ago and finally got around to it. It was delightful, although nothing made strict logical sense. I loved the characters' quirky names and the adventures that Kirby, Bitty, and Big have at the bright pink motel they inherited from their bizarre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40456642">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of my top 5 favorite books as a child. It's not in print anymore, as far as I can tell, but if you ever see a copy you should read it. It's not the most dramatic plot ever written, but it's such a sweet story and the characters are endearing. I highly recommend for children and adults a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55135905">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the first, if not the very first book that I read as a child. It was such a great memory that I re-purchased the book as an adult and read it again. <br/>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing exciting ever happens to Kirby or Bitsy Mellen--that is, until their mother inherits a motel in Florida from her great-granduncle Hiram, complete with a roster of eccentric guests. New this winter are the Browns, obsessed with their suntans; Miss DeGree, obsessed with her poodles; and two mysterious men, obsessed, like Kirby, with trying to find Uncle Hiram's rumored secret treasure. <br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first book I always checked out at the library when I moved to a new town, growing up.  Just knowing it was there made me feel like this place was &quot;home&quot;.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Cute story that didn't change my life but did make me yearn for a trip to a less-developed Florida of 50 years ago, with pink motels and coconut shell filing systems.<br/>Bought at Willard's Emporium in Mankato.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing exciting ever happens to Kirby or Bitsy Mellen--that is, until their mother inherits a motel in Florida from her great-granduncle Hiram, complete with a roster of eccentric guests. New this winter are the Browns, obsessed with their suntans; Miss DeGree, obsessed with her poodles; and two mysterious men, obsessed, like Kirby, with trying to find Uncle Hiram's rumored secret treasure. <br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Try Understanding&quot;<br/>      -&quot;The Pink Motel&quot;]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing exciting ever happens to Kirby or Bitsy Mellen--that is, until their mother inherits a motel in Florida from her great-granduncle Hiram, complete with a roster of eccentric guests. New this winter are the Browns, obsessed with their suntans; Miss DeGree, obsessed with her poodles; and two mysterious men, obsessed, like Kirby, with trying to find Uncle Hiram's rumored secret treasure. <br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Weekly Reader Children's Book Club]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing exciting ever happens to Kirby or Bitsy Mellen--that is, until their mother inherits a motel in Florida from her great-granduncle Hiram, complete with a roster of eccentric guests. New this winter are the Browns, obsessed with their suntans; Miss DeGree, obsessed with her poodles; and two mysterious men, obsessed, like Kirby, with trying to find Uncle Hiram's rumored secret treasure. <br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just what a kid's book should be!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing exciting ever happens to Kirby or Bitsy Mellen--that is, until their mother inherits a motel in Florida from her great-granduncle Hiram, complete with a roster of eccentric guests. New this winter are the Browns, obsessed with their suntans; Miss DeGree, obsessed with her poodles; and two mysterious men, obsessed, like Kirby, with trying to find Uncle Hiram's rumored secret treasure. <br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a book of my mother's and she read it to me when I was little. It's a great mystery about these children whose father inherits a motel and they go down to Florida to run it. The motel is pink and has an unusual guest list, including some unsavory criminals. I have read this numerous times a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3216206">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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  <date_added>Tue Apr 03 16:25:22 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book was a huge influence on me growing up...it's sort of a Patrick Dennis style read for children. I might be overstating things, but I truly believe it has a great message about the joys of being a nonconformist--no small feat for a kid's book written in 1959. The only bad part is that the pa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/556396">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Pink Motel]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nothing exciting ever happens to Kirby or Bitsy Mellen--that is, until their mother inherits a motel in Florida from her great-granduncle Hiram, complete with a roster of eccentric guests. New this winter are the Browns, obsessed with their suntans; Miss DeGree, obsessed with her poodles; and two mysterious men, obsessed, like Kirby, with trying to find Uncle Hiram's rumored secret treasure. <br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I brought this book with me on one elementary school summer vacation...because it's a vacation story.  :)  As a result, I found the plan to be very exciting.  If I remember correctly, this is the book that made coconuts sound amazing.  I now know better...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my favorite book as a child. My mom read it to me because she loved it as a child too. Pass in on to any young child with an imagination. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A really cute children's book. It's set in Florida, with some unusual characters.  A must for all Floridians, and former Floridians.]]></body>
    
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