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Which Morgantown native and author is known for popular novels like Flight of the Intruder and Under Siege?
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This McDowell County native is best known for his books about his hometown of Coalwood?
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Which of the following was NOT written by Charleston native Mary Lee Settle?
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This Wheeling resident wrote the novels Thursday April and Roseanna McCoy.
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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 Keyser High School graduate wrote the classic novel Christy about her mother's girlhood in the southern mountains.
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Six O'clock Mine Report was a 1989 book by this poet laureate.
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Novelist Mittie Frances Clarke Point wrote under this pen name.
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Hubert Skidmore wrote a novel about this disaster.
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What style of writing was Ruth Ann Musick best known for?
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