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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.

	Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt from Berkley Books Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade 1965 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.99
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Puffin Classics by Mark Twain from Puffin Books for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Dover Thrift Editions by Mark Twain from Dover Publications for 6th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.00
	All Creatures Great and Small James Herriot Series Book 1 by James Herriot from St. Martin's Press Realistic Fiction for 7th-Adult in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $18.00
	Animal Farm Signet Classics by George Orwell from Signet Classics Utopian/Dystopian Literature for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.99
	Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett from Random House Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $6.99
	Anne of Green Gables Anne #1 by L. M. Montgomery from Bantam Books Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99
	Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates Signet Classics by Patrick Henry & John DeWitt from Signet Classics American Political Philosophy for 9th-Adult in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18) $7.95
	Antigone Dover Thrift Editions by Sophocles, translated by Sir George Young from Dover Publications Ancient Tragedy for 9th-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $3.00 $2.00 (2 in stock)
	Antigone by Sophocles from Hackett Publishing Company Ancient Tragedy for 9th-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $10.50
	Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley First Paperback Edition, 2018 from Greenwillow Books Fantasy/Retold Fairy Tale for 5th-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $7.99
	Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ Signet Classics by Lew Wallace from Signet Classics Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.95
	Beware, Princess Elizabeth A Young Royals Book by Carolyn Meyer from Harcourt for 6th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $11.99
	Black Arrow Dover Evergreen Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from Dover Publications Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $5.99
	Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch from Dover Publications for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	Call of the Wild Puffin Classics by Jack London 2008^th edition from Puffin Books Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Captain Blood Penguin Classics by Rafael Sabatini from Penguin Classics Historical Romance for 7th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $16.00
	Christmas Carol Puffin Classics by Charles Dickens from Puffin Books Fantasy for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Dover Thrift Editions by Henry David Thoreau from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $3.00
	Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1984 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99
	Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank from Bantam Books Biography for 7th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.99
	Eats, Shoots & Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss from Gotham Books Grammar Reference for 9th-Adult in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI) $15.00 $7.50 (3 in stock)
	Emma Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.00 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card from Tor Classic Science Fiction for 7th-Adult in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $9.99
	Federalist Papers Signet Classics by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay from Signet Classics American Political Philosophy for 9th-Adult in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18) $7.95
	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
	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell from Charles Scribner's Sons Romance for 9th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $20.99
	Gulliver's Travels Puffin Classics by Jonathan Swift from Puffin Books Satire/Social Commentary for 9th-Adult in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom from Bantam Books Biography for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.99
	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)
	Hobbit There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien 2^nd edition from Ballantine Books Fantasy for 5th-9th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Hound of the Baskervilles Signet Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from Signet Classics Mystery for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $3.96
	Ideal Husband Dover Thrift Editions by Oscar Wilde from Dover Publications Drama for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $2.50
	In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon from Revell Publishing for 9th grade-Adult in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.99 $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Invisible Man by H. G. Wells from Signet Classics Science Fiction for 7th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott from Bantam Books Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Jane Eyre Puffin Classics by Charlotte Bronte from Puffin Books Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-Adult in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99
	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte from Dover Publications Realistic Romantic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $8.00
	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Reprint from Sandpiper Books Historical Fiction/Adventure for 5th-9th grade 1944 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.99
	Julie of the Wolves "Julie" Trilogy Book 1 by Jean Craighead George from HarperCollins Adventure for 7th-10th grade 1973 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.99
	Julius Caesar Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Simon and Schuster for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $9.99
	Kidnapped Puffin Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from Puffin Books Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle Dover Children's Thrift Classics by Washington Irving from Dover Publications Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 5th-9th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $4.00
	Les Miserables Signet Classics by Victor Hugo, translated by Lee Fahnestock & Norman MacAfee from Signet Classics Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $11.99
	Les Miserables (abridged) by Victor Hugo, supplementary materials written by Margaret Brantley from Simon and Schuster Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $7.99
	Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Chronicles of Narnia Book 2 by C. S. Lewis from HarperCollins Allegorical Fantasy for 3rd-9th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Chronicles of Narnia Book 2 by C. S. Lewis, illustrated by Pauline Baynes from HarperCollins Allegorical Fantasy for 3rd-9th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Looking Backward Dover Thrift Editions by Edward Bellamy from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.00
	Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat from Starfire for 7th-12th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.99
	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)
	Macbeth Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Simon and Schuster for 9th-12th grade in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli from Little, Brown & Company Realistic Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1991 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Mary, Bloody Mary A Young Royals Book by Carolyn Meyer from Harcourt for 9th-12th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Merriam-Webster Dictionary 7^th edition from Merriam-Webster for 9th-Adult in Dictionaries (Location: REF-DIC) $7.50
	Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 7th-10th grade 1996 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Murder on the Orient Express or, Murder in the Calais Coach A Hercule Poirot Mystery #10 by Agatha Christie Reprint from HarperTrophy Murder Mystery for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle from Dover Publications Ancient Greek Political Philosophy for 9th-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $6.00
	Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle from University of Chicago Ancient Greek Political Philosophy for 9th-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $15.00
	Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle from Hackett Publishing Company Ancient Greek Political Philosophy for 9th-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $21.00
	Northanger Abbey Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $8.00
	Once and Future King by T. H. White from ACE Publishing for 7th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.99
	Out of the Silent Planet Space Trilogy Book 1 by C. S. Lewis 46th Printing from Collier Books for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	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)
	Pride and Prejudice Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.00
	Pride and Prejudice Dover Thrift Editions by Jane Austen from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	Pushcart War by Jean Merrill 50th Anniversary Edition from New York Review of Books Satire for 6th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Red Scarf Girl A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution by Ji-li Jiang from HarperCollins Autobiography for 7th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.99
	Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith from HarperCollins Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade 1958 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	Rise of Silas Lapham Signet Classics by William Dean Howells Reissue from Notgrass Company for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $7.95
	Scaramouche Signet Classics by Rafael Sabatini from Signet Classics Historical Romance for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Scarlet Letter Dover Thrift Editions by Nathaniel Hawthorne from Dover Publications Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	Scarlet Pimpernel Puffin Classics by Baroness Orczy from Puffin Books Action/Adventure for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $5.99
	Scarlet Pimpernel Signet Classics by Baroness Orczy from Signet Classics Action/Adventure for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $5.95
	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Pearl / Sir Orfeo by Anonymous, J. R. R. Tolkien (Translator) from Ballantine Books Medieval Fairy Tale/Poetry for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Slave Dancer by Paula Fox from Aladdin Paperbacks Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade 1974 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.99
	Story of Philosophy The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers by Will Durant 2^nd edition from Pocket Books for 9th-Adult in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI) $9.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Tale of Two Cities Signet Classics by Charles Dickens from Signet Classics Victorian Novel for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.95
	Tale of Two Cities Dover Thrift Editions by Charles Dickens from Dover Publications Victorian Novel for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	Tales of Ancient Egypt Puffin Classics by Roger Green from Puffin Books Egyptian Mythology for 6th-9th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Three Year Picnic An American Woman's Life Inside Japanese Prison Camps in the Philippines During WW2 by Evelyn Whitfield from Premier Publishing Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $14.00
	Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot 40th Anniversary from Tyndale House Missionary Biography for 8th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.99
	Treasure Island Puffin Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from Puffin Books Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	Treasure Island by Sir Robert Louis Stevenson from Bantam Books for 6th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $4.95
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Michael Clay Thompson from Royal Fireworks Press Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts (Location: GRA-MCT) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly from Aladdin Paperbacks Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade 1929 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $8.99
	Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech from HarperCollins for 7th-10th grade 1995 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $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)
	Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings from Simon Pulse Realistic Animal Stories for 6th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.99

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