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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.

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	Conversations from the Garden by Marcia Brim from Brimwood Press for 4th-8th grade in Tools for Young Historians (Location: BIBWV-TYH) $13.00 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Hal Iggulden 2013 Reissue from William Morrow & Company for 3rd-Adult in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN) $6.00 (1 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) $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes 2^nd edition from Penguin Putnam for 2nd-8th grade in Art & Drawing Reference (Location: ELE-ARTREF) $19.95 $11.00 (3 in stock)
	Drawn into the Heart of Reading - Teacher's Guide by Carrie Austin from Heart of Dakota for 2nd-8th grade in Heart of Dakota Curriculum (Location: CUR-HOD) $30.00 (2 in stock)
	European World 400-1450 by Barbara Hanawalt from Oxford University for 5th-8th grade in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID) $44.99 $27.50 (1 in stock)
	Fallacy Detective: Workbook Edition Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning by Hans & Nathaniel Bluedorn Workbook from Christian Logic for 6th-10th grade in Christian Logic (Location: LOG-CHR) $32.00 $20.00 (3 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) $11.20 (2 in stock)
	Giver The Giver Quartet #1 by Lois Lowry from HMH Books for Young Readers for 7th-10th grade 1994 Newbery Medal winner in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $10.19 $4.80 (4 in stock)
	Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock from Comstock Publishing for 6th-9th grade in Anna Comstock's Handbook of Nature-Study (Location: NAT-HONS) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Hatchet by Gary Paulsen from Aladdin Paperbacks for 4th-8th grade 1988 Newbery Honor Book in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.64 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Hatchet by Gary Paulsen from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-8th grade 1988 Newbery Honor Book in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $2.40 (1 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) $8.49 $4.00 (2 in stock)
	Jump In - Student Workbook (with parent manual) A Workbook for Reluctant and Eager Writers by Sharon Watson from Apologia Educational Ministries Writing Curriculum for 5th-8th grade in Old Edition English / Language Arts (Location: OLAN) $19.00 (1 in stock)
	Life Skills for Kids Equipping Your Child for the Real World by Christine M. Field from Shaw Books for ages 6 and up in Life Skills for Kids (Location: SS-LIFE) $18.00 $9.00 (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) $11.89 $5.60 (4 in stock)
	Luther Biography of a Reformer by Frederick Nohl from Concordia Publishing House for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $13.59 $6.00 (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) $6.79 $3.20 (1 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)
	Painless Poetry by Mary Elizabeth from Barron's for 7th-9th grade in Poetry Curriculum & Resources (Location: LIR-POET) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Painless Writing by Jeffrey Strausser 2^nd edition from Barron's for 6th-10th grade in Writing Instruction (Location: WRI-INS) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Plants Grown Up Projects for Sons on the Road to Manhood by Pam Forster 2^nd edition from Doorposts for 1st-12th grade in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIBCH-DP) $34.00 (1 in stock)
	Praying through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window 2^nd edition from YWAM Publishing for 4th-Adult in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI) $9.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Protocol Matters Cultivating Social Graces in Christian Homes and Schools by Sandra Boswell from Canon Press for 7th-12th grade in Manners & Etiquette (Location: BIBCH-MAN) $18.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Reading Roadmaps A Literary Scope & Sequence for K-12 by Adam Andrews, Missy Andrews from Center for Literary Education in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC) $39.00 $27.00 (3 in stock)
	Roar on the Other Side A Guide for Student Poets by Suzanne U. Rhodes 2^nd edition from Canon Press for 7th-Adult in Poetry Curriculum & Resources (Location: LIR-POET) $17.99 $10.00 (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) $7.64 $3.60 (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) $7.64 $2.40 (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) $9.34 $4.00 (2 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) $5.94 $3.20 (1 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)
	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) $6.79 $3.20 (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) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Teaching the Classics - Set (old) A Socratic Method For Literary Education by Adam & Missy Andrews from Center for Literary Education for Kindergarten-12th grade in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC) $42.00 (1 in stock)
	Timeline of Classics by Gail Ledbetter 2^nd edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing for 1st-12th grade in Recommended Book Lists (Location: LIR-REC) $20.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Using John Saxon's Math Books by Art Reed 1^st edition from AJ Publishers for 4th-12th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $14.00 (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) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer from Dover Publications for 4th-8th grade 1932 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $5.09 $3.20 (1 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) $7.64 $3.60 (2 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) $8.49 $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Wonderful Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz Book 1 by L. Frank Baum from Disney Press for 3rd-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	World History Made Simple Matching History with the Bible by Ruth Beechick from Mott Media Non-fiction for 9th-Adult in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Writer's Guide to Powerful Paragraphs by Victor C. Pellegrino from Maui arThoughts Company Writing Reference for 6th-12th grade in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $24.95 $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Writer's Guide to Transitional Words and Expressions by Victor C. Pellegrino from Maui arThoughts Company Writing Reference for 6th-12th grade in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $16.95 $11.00 (2 in stock)
	Writer's Guide to Using Eight Methods of Transition by Victor C. Pellegrino from Maui arThoughts Company Writing Reference for 6th-12th grade in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Writing With Skill Level 2 - Student Workbook The Complete Writer by Susan Wise Bauer 1^st edition from Well-Trained Mind Press for 5th-8th grade in Complete Writer (Location: WRI-WTM) $33.95 $18.00 (3 in stock)
	Writing With Skill Level 2 - Teacher Guide The Complete Writer by Susan Wise Bauer 1^st edition from Well-Trained Mind Press for 5th-8th grade in Complete Writer (Location: WRI-WTM) $38.95 $20.00 (4 in stock)
	Writing With Skill Level 3 - Instructor Text The Complete Writer by Susan Wise Bauer 1^st edition from Well-Trained Mind Press for 5th-8th grade in Complete Writer (Location: WRI-WTM) $38.95 $22.00 (1 in stock)
	Writing With Skill Level 3 - Student Workbook The Complete Writer by Susan Wise Bauer 1^st edition from Well-Trained Mind Press for 5th-8th grade in Complete Writer (Location: WRI-WTM) $33.95 $18.00 (2 in stock)
	Young Historian's Introduction to Worldview by Marcia Brim from Brimwood Press for 3rd-8th grade in Tools for Young Historians (Location: BIBWV-TYH) $39.95 $24.00 (2 in stock)

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