''So Loud a Silence'' is a 1996 young adult novel by
Lyll Becerra de Jenkins. It is about a teenager, Juan Guillermo, who leaves
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
to live with his grandmother on a farm in the Colombian countryside.
Reception
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Kirkus Reviews
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'' wrote "A moiled, disappointingly passionless view of a people burdened by grief and fear after years of unchecked violence." while ''
Publishers Weekly'' described it as "An intimate coming-of-age story, against a backdrop of terrorism and loss."
''So Loud a Silence'' has also been reviewed by ''
ALAN Review ALAN, The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents is a teachers organization in the United States, an independent assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Founded in November 1973, ALAN is made up of teachers, authors, librari ...
'', ''
Booklist'',
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School Library Journal''.
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The Horn Book Magazine'' ''Book Report'', and ''Multicultural Review''.
It is a 1996 CCBC Choices book, and a
1996 Américas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature honor book.
See also
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The Honorable Prison''
References
External links
Library holdings of ''So Loud a Silence''
{{DEFAULTSORT:So Loud a Silence
1996 American novels
Historical novels
American young adult novels
Bildungsromans
Dutton Penguin books
Novels set in Colombia