The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind

Sonia's entire village believes she has a gift, but it's only in leaving home that she finds out who she truly is. A compelling tale from a rich voice in young adult fiction.

Sixteen-year-old Sonia Ocampo was born on the night of the worst storm Tres Montes had ever seen. And when the winds mercifully stopped, an unshakable belief in the girl's protective powers began. All her life, Sonia has been asked to pray for sick mothers or missing sons, as worried parents and friends press silver milagros in her hands. Sonia knows she has no special powers, but how can she disappoint those who look to her for solace? Still, her conscience is heavy, so when she gets a chance to travel to the city and work in the home of a wealthy woman, she seizes it. At first, Sonia feels freedom in being treated like all the other girls. But when news arrives that her beloved brother has disappeared while looking for work, she learns to her sorrow that she can never truly leave the past or her family behind. With deeply realized characters, a keen sense of place, a hint of magical realism, and a flush of young romance, Meg Medina tells the tale of a strongwilled, warmhearted girl who dares to face life's harsh truths as she finds her real power.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/13/2012
ISBN: 9780763646028
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 0.90d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 128
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2012
Publishers Weekly 03/19/2012
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2012 pg. 60 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Shelf Awareness 03/27/2012
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 106 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 150384 / Girl Who Could Silence the Wind
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 7