2010/248 pgs
About the Book: Will Halpin is overweight and deaf, making him the least popular guy at his new school. He's trying to integrate into a public school instead of attending a deaf school, and Will is discovering it isn't easy. But Will's ability to blend into the background and read lips may come in handy when a classmate dies and Will tries to solve the murder.
Sarah Teenlibrarian Says: The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin is very much a nod to The Hardy Boys. The characters mention the books and the authors mentions how he was a fan growing up and it comes through in the novel. I liked the writing and the characters. The story felt a bit cheesy (again, this is very much an updated Hardy Boys, so I could take some of the cheese). The author did a good job of putting many suspects in the path of the reader and making you suspect everyone-even characters you liked. My biggest complaint was that the mystery part of the story took too long to get going. I knew what was going to happen, but it took 100 pages to get there. I think mystery fans will like it, but they'll have to stick with the book to get the mystery. I am eager to read more from Josh Berk.
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