Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Stand Tall, Molly Lou MelonBe yourself like Molly Lou Melon no matter what a bully may do. Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that advice to heart. But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school. A horrible bully picks on her on the very first day, but Molly Lou Melon

Be yourself like Molly Lou Melon no matter what a bully may do.

Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that advice to heart.

But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school. A horrible bully picks on her on the very first day, but Molly Lou Melon knows just what to do about that.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/27/2001
ISBN: 9780399234163
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.10w x 0.40d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2001 pg. 867
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2001 pg. 80
School Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 124
New York Times 01/20/2002 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 51 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 51 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 54446 / Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Reading Level: 3.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5