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Josh berk when will halpin transfers from his alldeaf school into a mainstream pennsylvania high school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but still manages to solve a mystery surrounding the death of a. Correct guesses on a hearing test and a false promise to wear hearing aids allow him to mainstream for the first time. He doesnt exactly make a big splash in the social pool, but he does make a lot of very funny observations about his classmates, and he reluctantly acquires a geeky friend named devon, who doesnt seem to mind that wills deaf and overweight. The dark days of hamburger halpin josh berk character list. Will halpin, the central character in josh berks debut novel the dark days of hamburger halpin, is a perfect example of an unreliable narrator for one simple reason. Months after an emp, electromagnetic pulse, strikes the country, roger haliday continues to fight for survival along with his friends and family. Life isnt easy from the singular side down in the hole some emotions are hard to hide its your decision its a chance that you take its on your head its a.
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