Voting ends today, I think, for the 2021-2022 Bluebonnet winner. Each year, more than 100,000 third-through-sixth graders from across Texas vote for their favorite title from the master list.They must read at least five books on the list and then they can select their favorite. Which book would you choose?

I have highlighted the books I read. I think Act has a good chance because it is a graphic novel. But Honeybee might win. It is a gorgeous informational picture book.  But it could be one of the books I didn't read! I really liked The Oldest Student, The Elephant's Girl, and Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky. The winner will not be announced until March.

1. Act by Kayla Miller.
2. The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sam Ricks.
3. Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes.
4. The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling.
5. Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros.
6. The Elephant’s Girl by Celesta Rimington.
7. Follow Those Zebras: Solving a Migration Mystery by Sandra Markle.
8. A Hatful of Dragons: and More Than 13.8 Billion Other Funny Poems by Vikram Madan
9. Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann.
10. The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds.
11. Lexi Magill and the Teleportation Tournament by Kim Long.
12. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora.
13. Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo.
14. Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker, illustrated by Junyi Wu.
15. The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta, illustrated by Frank Morrison.
16. Sharuko: el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello by Monica Brown, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.
17. Someplace to Call Home by Sandra Dallas.
18. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia.
19. Ways to Make Sunshine by Reneè Watson, illustrated by Nina Mata.
20. Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen.