Summary

Greg starts going outside more after school just to avoid doing chores, because the last time he told his mom he was bored she had him clean the oven. His illustration shows his mom eager to have him help with the chore, and Greg really not wanting to. Instead, Greg tries to follow his mom's advice to find new friends. Unfortunately, the kids Greg writes and draws about aren't the kinds of kids he wants to be friends with. For example: the Lasky boys live a few doors down, but they like to wrestle in their underwear in their front yard; Mitchell Flemmer lives on his street but is always wearing a motorcycle helmet - Greg even draws Mitchell's dad looking dismayed at his son; and Aric Holbert is a trouble maker who has been suspended for breaking in and vandalizing the...