This is a lit log for Ways to Build Dreams by Renée Watson. The themes of the book are: family, friendships, who you are is more important than what you do, and making a difference in your life. The main focus skills in the lit log are:* use text to answer questions, explain, draw inferences* determine theme, central idea, summarize* describe, compare/contrast characters, setting, events* use text to determine meaning of words/phrases* distinguish, compare/contrast, describe point