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C. Hollis Crossman, who was raised by wolves, wrote a staggering amount for the website during his first stint at Exodus Books, writing most of the curriculum overviews and category intro essays, along with reviewing 700+ unique titles. Below you'll find links to his book reviews; this link will take you to an incomplete list of the category descriptions.

As our used book buyer and product reviewer for eight years, Caleb did much to shape the character of the store. He left Exodus in December 2014 for contract work on behalf of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, where he researched and wrote about open source software. He also pursued graduate studies in theology.

In March 2017, an array of unforeseen circumstances brought C. Hollis back to Exodus Books as we prepared for an intended move, then shifted towards a close later that year; although we reopened, he had moved on. Again in August 2021, he came back for a short stint, before moving his family out of our crazy state. He remains dearly missed in our day-to-day work; however, we keep in contact and plan to continue having him write reviews and essays for us on an occasional basis.

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	Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare from Houghton Mifflin Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1962 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.99
	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham from Houghton Mifflin Biography for 5th-9th grade 1956 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.99
	Coraline by Neil Gaiman from William Morrow & Company for 9th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $16.99
	Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins from Greenwillow Books for 6th-9th grade 2006 Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt from Atheneum for 6th-10th grade 1983 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $12.99
	Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz from Candlewick Press for 5th-9th grade 2008 Newbery Medal Winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $12.99
	Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck from Penguin Classics for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck from Penguin Books for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman from HarperCollins for 6th-9th grade 2009 Newbery Medal winner, 2010 Carnegie Medal in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $10.99
	Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley Reissue from Puffin Books for 5th-9th grade 1985 Newbery Medal Winner in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	If The South Had Won The Civil War by MacKinlay Kantor from Forge for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $15.99
	Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke from Bloomsbury Publishing for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $19.99
	King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain and She Three Adventure Novels by H. Rider Haggard from Dover Publications Action/Adventure for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $16.95
	Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata from Atheneum for 6th-9th grade 2005 Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99
	Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 Leatherstocking Tales #2 by James Fenimore Cooper Reprint from Penguin Classics for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $13.00
	Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle from ROC Science Fiction for 9th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $17.00
	Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck from Puffin Books Humorous Family Stories for 4th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99
	Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny from HarperCollins for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $13.99
	Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore from Oxford University Realistic Romantic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $13.95
	Master of Ballantrae Penguin Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from Penguin Classics Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Master of Ballantrae Penguin Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from SeaWolf Press Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Mimus by Lilli Thal, translated by John Brownjohn from Annick Press for 7th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool from Yearling for 6th-10th grade 2011 Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Phantastes by George MacDonald from Eerdmans for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $16.99
	Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein from ACE Publishing Science Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $18.00 $9.50 (2 in stock)
	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee from Harper Perennial Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $16.99
	True Grit by Charles Portis Mti Rep from Overlook Press Western for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $17.00
	View From Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg from Aladdin Paperbacks for 5th-9th grade 1997 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $4.50 (3 in stock)
	When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead from Yearling for 5th-9th grade 2010 Newbery Medal winner in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $7.99
	Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $17.95
	Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht from Chronicle Books for 7th-Adult in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Wrinkle in Time Wrinkle in Time Series #1 by Madeleine L'Engle from Square Fish Publishing Fantasy for 4th-9th grade 1963 Newbery Medal winner in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck from Puffin Books Humorous Family Stories for 5th-9th grade 2001 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)

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