num_pages: 192
description: In 1989 Romania it's unthinkable to criticize the country's leader. Flora Popescu can't imagine a revolution, but suddenly daily life brings frightening changes. Some changes seem connected to a new classmate who dresses and eats better than his poor classmates. As Flora's world crumbles around her, she learns that her father's in danger and only she can save him from the secret police.
language: English
title: The Voices of Silence
titlecomplete: The Voices of Silence
characters: Flora Popescu
genres: Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Romania, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 110
places: Romania, Bucharest
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High
publisher: Laurel Leaf