Pearl S. Buck Pearl S. Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973; also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu; ) was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in Zhenjiang, China. Her novel "The Good Earth" was the best-selling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". She was the first
Peter Abrahams (American author) Jim Frangione. A middle school mystery series featuring 11-year-old Birdie Gaux and her dog Bowser. Peter Abrahams (American author) Peter Abrahams (born June 28, 1947) is an American writer of crime fiction for both adults and children. His works include "Oblivion", "The Tutor", "The Fury of Rachel Monette", "Hard Rain", "The Fan", "Crying Wolf", "The Right Side" (written under his pen name, Spencer Quinn), the Echo Falls Mysteries for children, and "Lights Out", the last of which was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel."Reality Check' won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011. "Down the Rabbit Hole",