This lit log (novel study) is for Falling Short, a realistic fiction from the perspectives of two 6th grade boys. Themes in the book include: feeling like you are “falling short” of others’ expectations, family, friendship, and teamwork, and middle school. Key focus skills are:* use text to explain, draw inferences, cite textual evidence* determine theme, central idea, summarize* describe, compare/contrast, analyze characters, setting, events/plot* describe, explain, analyze poi