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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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	2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke from ROC Science Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Penguin Classics by Lewis Carroll from Penguin Classics Fantasy for 5th-8th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $11.00
	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque from Ballantine Books War/Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Brothers Karamazov Signet Classics by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by Constance Garnett, edited with an introduction by Manual Komroff from Signet Classics Russian Epic Novel for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $7.95
	Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink from Simon Pulse Realistic Family Fiction for 3rd-7th grade 1936 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99
	Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Fiction for 2nd-6th grade 1941 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $4.99 $3.00 (2 in stock)
	Charlotte's Web by E. B. White from HarperCollins for 2nd-6th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Cross and the Switchblade A True Story by David Wilkerson from Penguin Putnam Biography for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.99
	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand from Bantam Books Drama for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $2.50 (2 in stock)
	Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1984 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.39
	Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli from Yearling Realistic Fiction for 3rd-6th grade 1950 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Exodus by Leon Uris from Bantam Books for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.99
	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury from Simon and Schuster Science Fiction/Dystopian Literature for 10th grade-adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $17.00
	Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl from Puffin Books Animal Fantasy for 2nd-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Frankenstein Dover Thrift Editions by Mary Shelley from Dover Publications for 7th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	Giver by Lois Lowry from HMH Books for Young Readers for 7th-10th grade 1994 Newbery Medal winner in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $11.99
	Hiroshima by John Hersey from Vintage Classics Historical Non-Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $7.95 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Ideal Husband Dover Thrift Editions by Oscar Wilde from Dover Publications Drama for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $2.50
	Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury from Simon and Schuster for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $10.99
	Invisible Man by H. G. Wells from Signet Classics Science Fiction for 7th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	It's Like This, Cat by Emily Neville from Dover Publications for 7th-9th grade 1964 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $5.95
	Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo from Bantam Books for 11th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $7.99
	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Reprint from Sandpiper Books Historical Fiction/Adventure for 5th-9th grade 1944 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.99
	Julie of the Wolves "Julie" Trilogy Book 1 by Jean Craighead George from HarperCollins Adventure for 7th-10th grade 1973 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.99
	King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.39
	King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard from Dover Publications Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.00
	M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton from Aladdin Paperbacks for 6th-10th grade 1975 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton Reprint from Penguin Putnam Mystery for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $12.00
	Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli from Little, Brown & Company Realistic Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1991 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury Reprint from Simon & Schuster Macmillan Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds from PaperStar Books Historical Fiction for 2nd-4th grade 1942 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien; illustrated by Zena Bernstein from Aladdin Paperbacks Animal Fantasy for 4th-6th grade 1972 Newbery Medal winner in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Once and Future King by T. H. White from ACE Publishing for 7th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.99
	One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Signet Classics by Alexander Solzhenitsyn from Signet Classics Classic Literature for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $5.95
	Onion John by Joseph Krumgold from HarperCollins for 6th-9th grade 1960 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99
	Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster from Yearling Satirical Fantasy for 5th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, appreciation by Maurice Sendak from Random House Satirical Fantasy for 5th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith from HarperCollins Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade 1958 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Puffin Modern Classics by Mildred Taylor from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1977 Newbery Medal winner in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	Roller Skates Puffin Newbery Library by Ruth Sawyer from Puffin Books Realistic fiction for 5th-8th grade 1937 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Roller Skates Puffin Newbery Library by Ruth Sawyer from Yearling Realistic fiction for 5th-8th grade 1937 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $1.50 (1 in stock)
	Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton from Delacorte Press for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1965 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Single Shard by Linda Sue Park from Sandpiper Books Realistic fiction for 5th-8th grade 2002 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99
	Slave Dancer by Paula Fox from Aladdin Paperbacks Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade 1974 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.99
	Sounder by William H. Armstrong from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 3rd-8th grade 1970 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.99 $4.00 (2 in stock)
	Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski from HarperCollins Realistic fiction for 4th-6th grade 1946 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $9.99
	Tale of Two Cities Signet Classics by Charles Dickens from Signet Classics Victorian Novel for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.95
	The Idiot Signet Classics by Fyodor Dostoyevsky from Signet Classics Realistic Russian Novel for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.95
	Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe from Fawcett Books for 10th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly from Aladdin Paperbacks Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade 1929 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $8.99
	Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois from Puffin Books Fantasy for 4th-7th grade 1948 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.99
	Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt from Berkley Books Realistic Fiction for 6th-9th grade 1967 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $5.99
	Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech from HarperCollins for 7th-10th grade 1995 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99
	War of the Worlds Signet Classics by H. G. Wells from Signet Classics Science Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95 $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Westing Game Puffin Modern Classics by Ellen Raskin from Puffin Books Mystery/Suspense for 5th-8th grade 1979 Newbery Medal winner in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	White Stag Puffin Newbery Library by Kate Seredy from Puffin Books Heroic Legend for 4th-6th grade 1938 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.99 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Reissue from Sandpiper Books Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1959 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.99
	Woman in White Dover Giant Thrift Editions by Wilkie Collins from Penguin Classics Mystery for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $11.00
	Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings from Simon Pulse Realistic Animal Stories for 6th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.99
	Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by William Low from Square Fish Publishing Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1933 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $9.99

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