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Section 1: Pages 1-48

• At the beginning of the book, it is September, and Greg is complaining how adults always think that the years they were children were the best.

• Greg thinks his generation is the best because they have the most technology.

• He does say that when he is an adult, he will tell his kids that the days when he was a kid were the best.

• Greg’s mom thinks that everyone spends too much time with electronics.

• She is trying to get people to sign a petition that will get people to stop using their phones and electronic gadgets for 48 hours.

• She has to have 100 signatures to submit her petition to the city.

• Greg thinks that people are not as tough as they used to be, because there are so many inventions—like baby wipes—that have made life simpler.

• Greg’s family has a pet...

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