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Which classic movie was based on a novel by Moundsville native Davis Grubb?
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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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Which of the following was NOT a poet laureate of West Virginia?
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In 1970, "Appalachia" became the first published poem by this 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 is NOT known primarily as an author of children's books?
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Novelist Mittie Frances Clarke Point wrote under this pen name.
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Which one of the following recognitions did Martinsburg native Walter Dean Myers NOT receive?
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Which one of the following books was NOT written by Harrison County native Meredith Sue Willis?
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