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This Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) graduate received the prestigious Newbery Award for the children's book Missing May.
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This woman became poet laureate of West Virginia in 1979.
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This Lewisburg native wrote the acclaimed books Town Smokes, The Wrecking Yard, and Dogs of God?
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Rebecca Harding Davis's classic short story "Life in the Iron Mills" is about factory work in this city.
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This Fairmont native earned the Rosenthal Award and the William Faulkner Award for best first novel, A Separate Peace.
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Which of the following was NOT written by Charleston native Mary Lee Settle?
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Porte Crayon was the pen name of what author?
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This author was the daughter of the 1924 Democratic candidate for president.
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Which one of the following is NOT known primarily as an author of children's books?
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This Huntington native's books include The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart and A Hanging at Cinder Bottom.
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