The Good Earth (film) The Good Earth (film) The Good Earth is a 1937 American drama film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the play by Owen Davis and Donald Davis, which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, with uncredited contributions by Victor Fleming and Gustav Machaty. The film stars Paul Muni as Wang Lung. For her role as his wife O-Lan, Luise Rainer won an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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",