''Dreamspeaker'' is a novel by Canadian author

Anne Cameron (Barbara) Anne Cameron (born August 20, 1938 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) (died November 30, 2022 in Tahsis, British Columbia) was a Canadian novelist, poet, screenwriter, short story and children's book writer. She legally changed her name from ...

under the pen name 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 was in different foster homes previously. His foster mother left him to starve and never brought him to the doctor, leaving him sick. He ran away by hopping on a train and later meets a First Nations man. The story won the Gibson Award for literature. In 1976 a television film was directed by Claude Jutra for the

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

drama anthology series '' For the Record'', starring Ian Tracey as Peter Baxter. Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 65. The film won seven Canadian Film Awards, including Non-Feature Direction, Non-Feature Screenplay, Non-Feature Actor (Clutesi), Non-Feature Supporting Actor (Hubert), Non-Feature Musical Score.

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* Canadian children's novels 1978 Canadian novels 1976 films Films directed by Claude Jutra First Nations films CBC Television original films Canadian novels adapted into films 1978 children's books Avon (publisher) books Canadian drama television films 1970s Canadian films {{Canada-novel-stub