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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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	Animal Farm by George Orwell from Plume Books Utopian/Dystopian Literature for 6th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $16.00
	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) $18.00 $8.50 (2 in stock)
	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
	Church History in Plain Language (old) by Bruce L. Shelley 3^rd edition from Thomas Nelson Publishers Church History Reference for 9th-Adult in Church History Overviews (Location: XCH-OVE) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Coraline by Neil Gaiman from William Morrow & Company for 9th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $16.99
	Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt from Atheneum for 6th-10th grade 1983 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $12.99
	Enemy Within Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin by Kris Lundgaard from P&R Publishing for 9th-Adult in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP) $9.99
	Every Thought Captive A Study Manual for the Defense of Christian Truth by Richard Pratt from P&R Publishing for 9th-Adult in Presuppositional Apologetics (Location: XAP-PRE) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	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
	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
	Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer from Tyndale House for 9th-Adult in Purposeful Homemaking (Location: SS-HOM) $16.99
	Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke from Bloomsbury Publishing for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $19.99
	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
	Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman from Houghton Mifflin Biography for 5th-9th grade 1988 Newbery Medal winner in Biographies (Location: BIO) $12.99 $7.50 (5 in stock)
	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
	Mimus by Lilli Thal, translated by John Brownjohn from Annick Press for 7th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway from Charles Scribner's Sons Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $13.99
	Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Hemingway Library Edition from Charles Scribner's Sons Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Phantastes by George MacDonald from Eerdmans for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $16.99
	Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges from NavPress for 9th-Adult in Pursuing Holiness (Location: XCL-HOLY)
	Sketches from Church History by S. M. Houghton from Banner of Truth Trust Church History Reference for 9th-Adult in Church History Overviews (Location: XCH-OVE) $23.00
	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 (1 in stock)
	Tactics A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Gregory Koukl 10th Anniversary Edition from Zondervan for 9th-Adult in Evangelism & Missions (Location: XAP-EVA) $22.99
	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
	Trial and Triumph Stories from Church History by Richard Hannula from Canon Press Biography for 5th-9th grade in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID) $21.99
	True Grit by Charles Portis Mti Rep from Overlook Press Western for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $17.00
	Typee A Peep at Polynesian Life from Modern Library for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $12.95
	Unaborted Socrates A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion by Peter Kreeft from InterVarsity Press for 9th-Adult in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI)
	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
	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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