So Loud a Silence

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 to live with his grandmother on a farm in the Colombian countryside.

So Loud a Silence

First edition
Author	Lyll Becerra de Jenkins
Language	English
Genre	Young adult novel
Published	1996 (Lodestar books)
Publication place	USA
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	154
ISBN	9780525675389
OCLC	34850308

Reception

Kirkus Reviews wrote "A moiled, disappointingly passionless view of a people burdened by grief and fear after years of unchecked violence."^[1] while Publishers Weekly described it as "An intimate coming-of-age story, against a backdrop of terrorism and loss."^[2]

So Loud a Silence has also been reviewed by ALAN Review,^[3] Booklist,^[4] School Library Journal.^[5] The Horn Book Magazine^[6] Book Report,^[7] and Multicultural Review.^[8]

It is a 1996 CCBC Choices book,^[9] and a 1996 Américas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature honor book.^[10]

See also

• Children and Young Adult Literature portal

• The Honorable Prison