Staff Favorites & Reviews

No staff is entirely static, staying exactly the same for years with no additions or subtractions. We realize that, but we're also pretty proud of our current personnel, and the many ways they've helped shape Exodus Books and point it in some unforeseen and wonderful directions. So, in 2011 we started asking each individual to share their favorite books, curricula, games, etc., and these pages are the result.

Because sharing favorites is fairly personal, we thought you should get to know each of these peculiar persons and asked them all to write a main bio, as well as section-specific bios. These are partly to show why they selected the titles and products in their lists, and partly just to show you that Exodus Books is inhabited by real people who do real things.

One of our biggest in-store services is making recommendations and helping people find what works best for them. These lists aren't as customer-specific, but they serve the same purpose—we're not just trying to parade our excellent taste or prove that we're literate, we're trying to help you discover things you may never have found otherwise, and maybe to rediscover some old favorites.

It's probably a fact universally true of book-lovers: given the chance, they'll talk your ear off about the books they love, the books they hate, and all the books you'll never read but that are really much better than the well-known books you will read. This isn't pretension. It's simply what happens to those who love words and want to share them. We've tried to cut the talk down here, though we'll gladly answer any pertinent questions.

With that, we present Staff Favorites. You'll find some overlap (lots of people seem to like The Chronicles of Narnia), but rarely if ever will you find complete consensus on a single title, product, or curriculum line. That's why we let everyone make their own lists: you know the official Exodus stance by reading our reviews, but the individuality that makes our store unique and awesome is what's on display here. Enjoy, and don't judge too harshly.

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sterling Classics
by Mark Twain, illustrated by Scott McKowen
from Sterling Publishing Co.
for 6th-10th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$14.95
All American History Volume I - Student Reader
by Celeste W. Rakes
from Bright Ideas Press
for 5th-8th grade
in All American History (Location: HISCUR-US)
$64.95
All American History Volume II - Student Reader
by Celeste W. Rakes
from Bright Ideas Press
for 6th-9th grade
in All American History (Location: HISCUR-US)
$64.95
America the Beautiful Part 2
by Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$45.00
Anne of Green Gables
Anne #1
by L. M. Montgomery
from Tundra Books (NY)
Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$19.99
Book of Nations
by Rebecca Allen
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 3rd-8th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$35.00
Cave Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Emil Silvestru
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$15.19
Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade
$20.00
Ecology Book
by Jean Lightner, Tom Hennigan
from Master Books
for 5th-10th grade
in Ecology (Location: SCI-ECO)
$15.19
European World 400-1450
by Barbara Hanawalt
from Oxford University
for 5th-8th grade
in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID)
$39.95 $27.50 (1 in stock)
Fossil Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Gary & Mary Parker
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Dinosaurs & Fossils (Location: SCI-DINO)
$15.19
From Adam to Us - Our Creative World
by John Notgrass
from Notgrass Company
for 4th-8th grade
in Notgrass From Adam to Us (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$25.00
From Adam to Us Part 1
by Ray Notgrass, Charlene Notgrass
from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass From Adam to Us (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$45.00
Geology Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by John D. Morris
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$15.19
Gilgamesh the Hero
by Geraldine McCaughrean
from Eerdmans
for 4th-8th grade
$20.00
Good Fight
by Stephen Ambrose
from Atheneum
WWII Historical Reference for 4th-9th grade
in World War II (1939-1945) (Location: HISA-20WW2)
$27.99
Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th- grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$15.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Harvey's Revised English Grammar
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$17.50 $10.00 (2 in stock)
Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 8th-10th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00
Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra - Zillions of Practice Problems
by Stanley Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 8th-10th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00 $27.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra
Life of Fred
by Stanley Schmidt
Expanded edition from Polka Dot Publishing
for 7th-8th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$49.00
Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 7th-9th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00
Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 6th-9th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00 $26.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics
by Stanley F. Schmidt
from Polka Dot Publishing
for 7th-10th grade
in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED)
$39.00 $26.00 (1 in stock)
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by M.E. Gray
Unabridged from Everyman's Library
Realistic Romantic Fiction for 5th-8th grade
$16.95
Luther
by Frederick Nohl
from Concordia Publishing House
for 5th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$15.99 $7.50 (4 in stock)
Math-U-See Algebra 1 (LE) - Student Pack
Legacy Edition from Math-U-See
for 8th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$48.00
Math-U-See Algebra 1 (PSM) - Instructor Handbooks
from Math-U-See
for 8th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$150.00
Math-U-See Algebra 1 (PSM) - Student Pack
from Math-U-See
for 8th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$110.00
Mineral Book
by David McQueen
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$15.19 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Mystery of History Volume I
3rd edition from Bright Ideas Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Mystery of History (Location: HISCUR-MoH)
$99.95
Mystery of History Volume II
by Linda Lacour Hobar
2nd edition from Bright Ideas Press
History Curriculum for 5th-8th grade
in Mystery of History (Location: HISCUR-MoH)
$99.95
Mystery of History Volume III
by Linda Lacour Hobar
from Bright Ideas Press
for 6th-9th grade
in Mystery of History (Location: HISCUR-MoH)
$99.95
Mystery of History Volume IV
by Linda Lacour Hobar
from Bright Ideas Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Mystery of History (Location: HISCUR-MoH)
$99.95
New Astronomy Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Jonathan Henry
2nd edition from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST)
$15.19
New Ocean Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Frank Sherwin
from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Oceanography & Marine Biology (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$15.19 $9.00 (1 in stock)
New Weather Book
Wonders of Creation Series
by Michael Oard
2nd edition from Master Books
for 4th-10th grade
in Meteorology (Weather & Climate) (Location: SCI-WEA)
$15.19 $11.00 (1 in stock)
North Star Geography
by Tyler H. Hogan
1st edition from Bright Ideas Press
for 7th-12th grade
in Geography Curriculum (Location: GEO-CUR)
$89.95 $49.00 (1 in stock)
Novare Earth Science
by Kevin Nelstead
2nd edition from Novare
for 8th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$86.95 $55.00 (1 in stock)
Novare Introductory Physics - Solutions Manual
by John D. Mays
2nd edition from Novare
for 8th-11th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$18.95
Novare Life Science
by Tracy Creek
from Novare
for 6th-8th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$89.95
Omnibus I - Text Only
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
4th edition from Veritas Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
$85.00
Omnibus II - Text Only
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
4th edition from Veritas Press
for 8th-11th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
$85.00
Omnibus II - Text with CD-ROM
by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer
4th edition from Veritas Press
for 8th-11th grade
in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN)
$99.00
Our Heritage
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 8th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$11.00 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Pages of History Volume 1
by Bruce Etter, Alexia Detweiler
2nd edition from Veritas Press
for 6th-10th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$25.00
Pages of History Volume 2
from Veritas Press
for 6th-10th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$25.00
Princess and the Goblin
Everyman Library
by George MacDonald
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Fantasy for 5th-8th grade
$18.00
Streams of Civilization Volume One
by Albert Hyma & Mary Stanton
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 8th-10th grade
in CLP History (Location: HISCUR-CLP)
$48.10 $29.00 (2 in stock)
Uncle Sam and You - Part 1
by Ray & Charlene Notgrass with Mary Evelyn McCurdy
from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass Uncle Sam and You (Location: GOV-CURNG)
$45.00
Uncle Sam and You - Part 2
by Ray & Charlene Notgrass with Mary Evelyn McCurdy
from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass Uncle Sam and You (Location: GOV-CURNG)
$45.00 $31.00 (1 in stock)
We the People
by John & Charlene Notgrass (Editors)
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$25.00 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Robert Ingpen
from Sterling Publishing Co.
Humorous Animal Fantasy for 4th-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$24.95
Wonders of the Human Body - Volume 3 (old)
by Dr. Tommy Mitchell
from Master Books
for 5th-10th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$14.39
Wonders of the Human Body - Volume 4 (old)
by Dr. Tommy Mitchell
from Master Books
for 5th-10th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$14.39