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This Lewisburg native wrote the acclaimed books Town Smokes, The Wrecking Yard, and Dogs of God?
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Which author wrote the acclamed short story "Trilobites," originally published in 1977?
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Which one of the following books did author Betsy Byars NOT write?
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This author's novel Lost Highway was about a West Virginia country singer.
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Who wrote the civil rights play Great Gettin' Up Mornin', which was broadcast on CBS-TV?
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Which one of the following is NOT known primarily as an author of children's books?
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Which one of the following recognitions did Martinsburg native Walter Dean Myers NOT receive?
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Fairmont native Doris Piserchia was best known for her writing in this genre.
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The Recollections of Fifty Years of West Virginia was written by which governor?
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This Keyser native wrote the memoir Colored People
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