| Dreamspeaker | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Anne Cameron and Cam Hubert |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Avon |
| Publication date | 1978 |
| Pages | 85 pp |
| ISBN | 0380510863 |
| OCLC Number | 6804476 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 19 |
| LC Classification | PR9199.3.H75 D7 1978 |
Dreamspeaker is a novel by Canadian author Anne Cameron also known as Cam Hubert. It was first published in 1978 by Clarke, Irwin & Company.
It centers on the life of an 11-year-old boy, Peter Baxter, who is committed to an institution for delinquent boys. He ran away and met a First Nations man. The story won the Gibson Award for literature.
In 1979 a television film was made starring Ian Tracey as Peter Baxter, directed by Claude Jutra. The film won seven Canadian Film Awards.