Book: Stand Tall - Molly Lou Melon (Book Link) Author: Patty Lovell (Author Link) Illustrator: David Catrow (Illustrator Link) Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Date of Publication : 2006 Genre: Picture Book, Diverse Protagonists Lexile Score: AD460L Citation: Lovell, P. (2006). Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon . Putnam Publishing Group. Summary: In this story a girl named Molly Lou Melon wasn't like her friends. She was much smaller, had buck teeth, and was clumsy. However her grandma always believed in her and told her, "shine no matter what." The time came when she had to move to a new town without her grandma, which was hard for her. There was new kid named Ronald Dunkin at her new school who would always call her names, but Molly Lou would always shine through. Molly never let it bother her because she always remembered what her Grandma would tell her, "Believe in yourself and the world will believe in you too." In the e...