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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.

	...and now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold from Thomas Crowell for 5th-8th grade 1954 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	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 The Explorers to the Jacksonians 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 The Civil War to the 21st Century 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 2^nd edition from Notgrass Company for 5th-8th grade in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG) $45.00
	Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, illustrated by Nora S. Unwin from E.P. Dutton & Co. Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1951 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	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 An Introduction to Every Country on Earth 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
	Chemistry Level I - Student Text (old) Real Science-4-Kids by Rebecca W. Keller from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for 5th-8th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Willy Pogany from Macmillan Norse Mythology for 3rd-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $40.00 (1 in stock)
	Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun by Rhoda Blumberg 1^st edition from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books for 4th-8th grade in Japan (Location: HISMC-JAP) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary from William Morrow & Company Realistic Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1984 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Do Hard Things A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex & Brett Harris from Multnomah Books for 7th-12th grade in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $20.00
	Ecology Book by Jean Lightner, Tom Hennigan from Master Books for 5th-10th grade in Ecology (Location: SCI-ECO) $15.19
	Elementary Algebra by Harold Jacobs from W. H. Freeman and Company for 8th-10th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3) $45.00 (4 in stock)
	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 Stories, Poems, Documents, Art, and Architecture from World History 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 Creation to Cathedrals by Ray Notgrass, Charlene Notgrass from Notgrass Company for 5th-8th grade in Notgrass From Adam to Us (Location: HISCUR-NG) $45.00
	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)
	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 in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $20.00
	Good Fight How World War II Was Won by Stephen Ambrose from Atheneum WWII Historical Reference for 4th-9th grade in World War II (1939-1945) (Location: HISA-20WW2) $27.99
	Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics Enlarged from Zondervan for 6th-Adult in Basics of Biblical Greek (Location: FL-GREBA) $28.00 (1 in stock)
	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)
	History of US - 11 Volumes (hardcover) by Joy Hakim 3rd Revised Edition from Oxford University for 5th-9th grade in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM) $165.00 (1 in stock)
	History of US Book Concise Edition B 1790-1877 by Joy Hakim Concise from K12 for 5th-9th grade in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell from Houghton Mifflin Realistic Fictio for 5th-8th grade 1961 Newbery Medal Winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $12.00 (2 in stock)
	Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra (as serious as it needs to be) 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 (as serious as it needs to be) 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 House - Hardcover Set by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins for 3rd-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $139.11
	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Dinah Dryhurst Reprint from Breslich & Foss Realistic Romantic Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $12.00 (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 in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $16.95
	Luther Biography of a Reformer 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 Principles of Secondary Mathematics from Math-U-See for 8th grade in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS) $150.00
	Math-U-See Algebra 1 (PSM) - Student Pack Principles of Secondary Mathematics 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)
	Moccasin Trail Puffin Newbery Library by Eloise J. McGraw 9th impression from Coward McCann Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $35.00 (1 in stock)
	Moore McGuffey Readers: Fourth Reader for Advanced Students by William H. McGuffey, edited by Raymond & Dorothy Moore from Moore Learning Systems for 8th-Adult in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Moore McGuffy Readers: Third Reader with Excerpts from the Best American and English Writers by William Holmes McGuffey, edited by Raymond & Dorothy Moore for 6th-9th grade in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Mystery of History Volume I 3^rd edition from Bright Ideas Press for 4th-8th grade in Mystery of History (Location: HISCUR-MoH) $99.95
	Mystery of History Volume II The Early Church and the Middle Ages by Linda Lacour Hobar 2^nd 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 The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations 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 Wars of Independence to Modern Times 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 2^nd 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 2^nd 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 1^st 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 God's World, Our Home by Kevin Nelstead 2^nd 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 2^nd 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 Biblical and Classical Civilizations by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer 4^th edition from Veritas Press for 7th-10th grade in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN) $85.00
	Omnibus II - Text Only Church Fathers through the Reformation by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer 4^th edition from Veritas Press for 8th-11th grade in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN) $85.00
	Omnibus II - Text with CD-ROM Church Fathers through the Reformation by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer 4^th 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)
	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)
	Pages of History Volume 1 Secrets of the Ancients by Bruce Etter, Alexia Detweiler from Veritas Press for 6th-10th grade in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Pages of History Volume 1 Secrets of the Ancients by Bruce Etter, Alexia Detweiler 2^nd edition from Veritas Press for 6th-10th grade in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP) $25.00
	Pages of History Volume 2 Blazing New Trails from Veritas Press for 6th-10th grade in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP) $25.00
	Physics Level I - Set by Rebecca W. Keller from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for 5th-8th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Prince Caspian Read Aloud Edition Chronicles of Narnia Book 4 by C. S. Lewis from HarperCollins Allegorical Fantasy for 3rd-9th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Princess and the Goblin Everyman Library by George MacDonald from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Fantasy for 5th-8th grade in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $18.00
	Rod & Staff Social Studies 8 - Teacher's Manual (old style) Understanding North American History from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 8th grade in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Saxon Algebra 1/2 - Textbook (old) by John Saxon 2^nd edition from Saxon Publishers for 8th-9th grade in Saxon Math (Old Versions only) (Location: OMAT-SAX) $5.00 (3 in stock)
	Saxon Math 8/7 - Student Textbook by Stephen Hake 3^rd edition from Saxon Publishers Western for 7th-8th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $40.00 (1 in stock)
	Saxon Math Course 2 - Student Text by Stephen Hake from Saxon Publishers for 7th-8th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $13.00 (1 in stock)
	Slave Dancer by Paula Fox from Simon and Schuster Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade 1974 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Slave Dancer by Paula Fox from Simon and Schuster Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade 1974 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, illustrated by Eros Keith from Bradbury Press Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade 1974 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Streams of Civilization Volume One by Albert Hyma & Mary Stanton 3^rd edition from Christian Liberty Press for 8th-10th grade in CLP History (Location: HISCUR-CLP) $48.10 $29.00 (2 in stock)
	Streams of Civilization Volume One (old) by Albert Hyma & Mary Stanton 2^nd edition from Christian Liberty Press for 8th-10th grade in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS) $8.00 (1 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 (2 in stock)
	Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly, illustrated by Angela Pruszynska from Macmillan Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade 1929 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $25.00 (1 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 Words from the Makers of American History by John & Charlene Notgrass (Editors) 2^nd edition from Notgrass Company for 5th-8th grade in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG) $25.00 $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Weather Book (old) Wonders of Creation Series by Michael Oard from Master Books for 4th-10th grade in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Well of Sacrifice by Chris Eboch 1^st edition from Clarion Books for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Western Civilization Combined Volume by Jackson J. Spielvogel 6^th edition from Wadsworth Publishing Company for 7th-12th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $25.00 (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
	Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by John Burningham from Viking Kestrel Books Humorous Animal Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by James Lynch from The Folio Society Humorous Animal Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $25.00 (1 in stock)
	Wonders of the Human Body - Volume 1 (old) by Dr. Tommy Mitchell from Master Books for 5th-10th grade in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA) $12.50 (1 in stock)
	Wonders of the Human Body - Volume 3 (old) The Nervous System 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) The Digestive System & Metabolism by Dr. Tommy Mitchell from Master Books for 5th-10th grade in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI) $14.39
	Yankee Doodle Boy A Young Soldier's Adventures in the American Revolution Told by Himself by Joseph Martin from Holiday House Historical Non-Fiction for 5th-8th grade in American Revolution (1765-1783) (Location: HISA-18REV) $12.00 (1 in stock)

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