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So Loud a Silence
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Wikipedia article
'So Loud a Silence' is a 1996 young adult novel by Lyll Becerra de Jenkins. It is about a teenager, Juan Guillermo, who leaves Bogot to live with his grandmother on a farm in the Colombian countryside.
Reception
'Kirkus Reviews' 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', 'Booklist',
'School Library Journal'.
'The Horn Book Magazine' 'Book Report', and 'Multicultural Review'.
It is a 1996 CCBC Choices book, and a 1996 Amricas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature honor book.
See also
*'The Honorable Prison'
References
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