JOSH BERK is the author of The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin. He lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children, and is a children's services librarian at the Allentown Public Library.
Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2012: -Hilarious wit and serious gloom blend seamlessly as Guy wades through the year after his dad's death...Guy's running inner monologue is sharply observational, sardonic, funny and sad...Best friend Anoop and other peers are freshly unusual, not recycled character types.-