The Dreamer

Pura Belpré · 2011 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Pura Belpré Award	2011	Winner	“Narrative winner — The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan”

About This Book

Recognized by the Pura Belpré Award in 2011.

About the Author

Pam Muñoz RyanAmerican

Pam Muñoz Ryan is an American children's author of Mexican and Chicana heritage, born in Bakersfield, California in 1951. She received a 2016 Newbery Honor for *Echo*, a multipart historical novel about a magical harmonica that passes through the lives of three children during World War II. She is also known for *Esperanza Rising* and *Riding Freedom*.