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Which Ritchie County native coached basketball teams to two National Invitational Tournament championships and authored a series of books about fictional sports star Chip Hilton?
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Which of the following was NOT written by Charleston native Mary Lee Settle?
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Many of this prominent writer's short stories were inspired by what he saw in Western Virginia during the Civil War.
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Which one of the following books did author Betsy Byars NOT write?
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W. E. R. Byrne wrote a class book about this river.
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Journalist Bruce Crawford served in all these roles except for which one?
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Porte Crayon was the pen name of what author?
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Who served the longest time (38 years) as West Virginia's poet laureate?
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Which one of the following recognitions did Martinsburg native Walter Dean Myers NOT receive?
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What style of writing was Ruth Ann Musick best known for?
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