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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 nearly 800 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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	1984 by George Orwell from Harcourt for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $17.00 $11.00 (4 in stock)
	Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis from HarperCollins Philosophy/Religion for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $17.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Adam of the Road Puffin Newbery Library by Elizabeth Gray from Puffin Books Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1943 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	American Childhood by Annie Dillard from Harper & Row for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Beloved by Toni Morrison from Vintage Classics for Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Beowulf (bilingual edition) by Anonymous (translation by Seamus Heaney) from W. W. Norton and Co. Medieval Poetic Epic for 8th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED) $15.95 $9.50 (2 in stock)
	Best Things in Life A Contemporary Socrates Looks at Power, Pleasure, Truth and the Good Life by Peter Kreeft from InterVarsity Press for 9th-Adult in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI) $18.39 $5.95 (2 in stock)
	Blue Like Jazz Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $3.00 (3 in stock)
	Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller First. from Warner Books for 11th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis from Yearling Realistic Fiction for 4th-6th grade 2000 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99 $5.00 (3 in stock)
	Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (edited by Kolve V.A. & Glending Olson) 2^nd edition from W. W. Norton and Co. for 10th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth from Aladdin Paperbacks Eastern Fairy Tale for 3rd-6th grade 1931 Newbery Medal winner in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $6.99 $4.00 (3 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 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Christianity and the Constitution The Faith of Our Founding Fathers by John Eidsmoe from Baker Academics for Adult in Christianity and the State (Location: XWV-STA) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	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)
	Dobry by Monica Shannon; illustrated by Atanas Katchamakoff 15th printing 1967 from Viking Press for 4th-8th grade 1935 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $20.00 (2 in stock)
	Extravagant Grace God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness by Barbara Duguid from P&R Publishing for 10th-Adult in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS) $12.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway from Charles Scribner's Sons for 11th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $12.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway from Charles Scribner's Sons Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $15.19 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji from Dutton Juvenile for 4th-9th grade 1928 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $14.00 (2 in stock)
	Gift of Music Great Composers and Their Influence by Jane Stuart Smith & Betty Carlson 3^rd edition from Crossway Books for 6th-12th grade in Music History (Location: ELE-MUSHIS) $23.99 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes from Harcourt Realistic Animal Fiction for 2nd-5th grade 1952 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	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 $6.00 (14 in stock)
	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 $6.00 (1 in stock)
	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)
	How to be Your Own Selfish Pig And Other Ways You've Been Brainwashed by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay from Summit Ministries for 6th-9th grade in Summit Worldview Curriculum (Location: BIBWV-SUM) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño from Square Fish Publishing Realistic Fiction/Slavery for 5th-8th grade 1966 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.99 $4.50 (3 in stock)
	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Anv from Sandpiper Books Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1961 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.99 $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson from HarperCollins Family Stories for 7th-10th grade 1981 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.99 $3.00 (2 in stock)
	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl from Puffin Books for 4th-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Just Around the Corner Volume 1 Encouragement and Challenge for Homeschooling Dads and Moms by Steven & Teri Maxwell from Communication Concepts for Adult in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC) $8.50 (2 in stock)
	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) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Life of Pi by Yann Martel from Harvest Books for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman from Houghton Mifflin Biography for 5th-9th grade 1988 Newbery Medal winner in Biographies (Location: BIO) $12.99 $6.50 (6 in stock)
	Luther Biography of a Reformer by Frederick Nohl from Concordia Publishing House for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $15.99 $7.50 (2 in stock)
	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)
	Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds from PaperStar Books Historical Fiction for 2nd-4th grade 1942 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen, illustrated by Beth & Joe Krush 2003 edition from Harcourt Family Stories for 4th-7th grade 1957 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $5.00 (4 in stock)
	One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate from HarperCollins for 3rd-7th grade 2013 Newbery Award Winner in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate from Scholastic Inc. for 3rd-7th grade 2013 Newbery Award Winner in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	One Thousand Gifts A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp from Zondervan in Suffering & Hope (Location: XCL-SUF) $18.99 $8.00 (2 in stock)
	One Year Adventure Novel - Textbook by Daniel Schwabauer 2^nd edition from Clear Water Press for 8th-12th grade in Writing Instruction (Location: WRI-INS) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse from Scholastic Inc. Realistic Fiction for 6th-8th grade 1998 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse 1^st edition from Scholastic Inc. Realistic Fiction for 6th-8th grade 1998 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Popologetics Popular Culture in Christian Perspective by Ted Turnau from P&R Publishing for 11th-Adult in Presuppositional Apologetics (Location: XAP-PRE) $19.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Radical Disciple Some Neglected Aspects of Our Calling by John Scott from InterVarsity Press for Adult in Discipleship & Community (Location: XCL-DIS) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	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 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	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)
	Secret of the Andes Puffin Newbery Library by Ann Nolan Clark from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction for 4th-7th grade 1953 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $4.00 (3 in stock)
	Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken from HarperOne Biography for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $15.99 $9.50 (1 in stock)
	Shiloh Shiloh #1 by Phyllis R. Naylor from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 5th-8th grade 1992 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $8.99 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx 1^st edition from Charles Scribner's Sons for Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Shot of Faith (to the Head) Be a Confident Believer in an Age of Cranky Atheists by Mitch Stokes from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 11th-Adult in Beginning Christian Apologetics (Location: XAP-BEG) $16.99 $9.00 (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) $10.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	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)
	Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon Black & Gold Updated Edition from LiveRight for 5th-8th grade 1922 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $9.00 (1 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 $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1971 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $4.00 (3 in stock)
	Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger 1971 printing from Doubleday & Company for 4th-8th grade 1925 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	The Crossover by Kwame Alexander from HMH Books for Young Readers for 5th-7th grade 2015 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright from Square Fish Publishing Realistic Fiction for 4th-6th grade 1939 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $5.00 (3 in stock)
	Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe from Fawcett Books for 10th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Time Machine by H. G. Wells from Penguin Classics for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $11.00 $6.00 (1 in stock)
	To Destroy You Is No Loss The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family by Joan D. Criddle Updated from East/West Bridge for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Training Hearts, Teaching Minds Family Devotions Based on the Shorter Catechism by Starr Meade from P&R Publishing in Family Worship (Location: BIBR-FAWO) $16.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Turn of the Screw by Henry James from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $4.00 $2.00 (1 in stock)
	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) $8.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	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 (2 in stock)
	Visit to William Blake's Inn by Nancy Willard 1^st edition from Harcourt Children's Books for 1st-4th grade 1982 Newbery Medal, 1982 Caldecott Honor Book in Poetry for Children (Location: POET-CHIL) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson from Broadway Books for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy from Vintage Classics Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $22.00 $8.00 (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) $9.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1987 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.99 $3.00 (2 in stock)
	White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $10.36 $5.20 (1 in stock)
	Wonderful Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz Book 1 by L. Frank Baum Unknown from Dover Publications for 3rd-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $16.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Wonderful Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz Book 1 by L. Frank Baum from Barnes & Noble for 3rd-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Worldliness Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World by C. J. Mahaney from Crossway Books for 10th-Adult in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP) $12.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	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)
	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 $5.00 (1 in stock)

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