So Loud a Silence
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 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 |
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.
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]
