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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Always Ready
by Greg Bahnsen
from Covenant Media Foundation
for 10th-Adult
in Christian Apologetics (Location: XAP-GEN)
$14.95 $10.00 (3 in stock)
As Unto the Lord
by Pam Forster
from Doorposts
in Biblical Womanhood (Location: XFA-WOM)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Assumptions That Affect Our Lives
by Christian Overman
4th edition from Worldview Academy
for 9th-12th grade
in Worldview Resources (Location: XWV-RES)
$17.00 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Back To Basics
by David Hagopian, editor
from P&R Publishing
for 10th-Adult
in Reformed Theology (Location: XTH-REF)
$16.00 $10.00 (2 in stock)
Best Things in Life
by Peter Kreeft
from InterVarsity Press
for 9th-Adult
in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI)
$19.54 $6.80 (1 in stock)
Blue Like Jazz
by Donald Miller
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$3.00 (3 in stock)
Bringing Heaven Down to Earth
by Nathan L. K. Bierma
from P&R Publishing
for 11th-Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Building Blocks in Science
by Gary Parker
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$12.79 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Character Development Visuals with Lesson Guide
from A Beka Books
for Kindergarten
in Character Building (Location: BIBCH)
$8.80 (1 in stock)
Children of the Promise
by Robert Booth
from P&R Publishing
for 11th-Adult
in Baptism (Location: XWO-SAC1)
$12.74 $6.40 (1 in stock)
Christian History Made Easy
Rose Bible Basics
by Timothy Paul Jones
from Rose Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Church History Overviews (Location: XCH-OVE)
$14.99 $10.50 (1 in stock)
Christianity and the Constitution
by John Eidsmoe
from Baker Academics
for Adult
in Christianity and the State (Location: XWV-STA)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Christy
by Catherine Marshall
from Avon Books
Realistic Fiction for 8th-10th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Church in History
by B. K. Kuiper
2nd edition from Eerdmans
Church History Reference for 9th-Adult
in Church History Overviews (Location: XCH-OVE)
$28.89 $12.00 (2 in stock)
Closing of the American Heart
by Ronald H. Nash
from Probe Books
for Adult
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Community
Re:Lit Books
by Brad House
from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Church Ministry & Service (Location: XWO-MIN)
$13.59 $4.80 (3 in stock)
Conversations from the Garden
by Marcia Brim
from Brimwood Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Tools for Young Historians (Location: BIBWV-TYH)
$10.40 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Corrie Ten Boom: Shining in the Darkness
Heroes for Young Readers
by Renee Meloche
from YWAM Publishing
Biography for 2nd-4th grade
in Heroes for Young Readers (Location: BIO-HERO)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Damsels in Distress
from P&R Publishing
in Biblical Womanhood (Location: XFA-WOM)
$12.00 $8.00 (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)
$4.80 (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)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Do Hard Things
by Alex & Brett Harris
from Multnomah Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$11.89 $5.20 (1 in stock)
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
2018 Reprint from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$6.80 (1 in stock)
Don't Waste Your Life - Gift Edition w/DVD
by John Piper
Gift Edition from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Easy Chairs, Hard Words
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
for 9th-Adult
in Reformed Theology (Location: XTH-REF)
$10.20 $5.60 (6 in stock)
Emotionally Destructive Marriage
by Leslie Vernick
from WaterBrook Press
for Adult
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
$7.20 (1 in stock)
Eric Liddell
Men of Faith
by Catherine Swift
from Bethany House
Biography for 6th-12th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Explicit Gospel
by Matt Chandler
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS)
$7.20 (2 in stock)
Extravagant Grace
by Barbara Duguid
from P&R Publishing
for 10th-Adult
in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS)
$11.04 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Family Driven Faith
by Voddie Baucham
from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation
1st edition from Greenleaf Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$5.00 (3 in stock)
Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation - Greenleaf Guide
by Robert & Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
for 6th-11th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Renaissance & Reformation (Location: HISW-REN)
$4.80 (5 in stock)
Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die
by John Piper
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Finding the Titanic
by Robert D. Ballard
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Scholastic / Hello Reader! (Location: EAR-SCH)
$5.09 $1.60 (2 in stock)
Future of Home Schooling
by Michael Farris
from Regnery Publishing, Inc.
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$1.60 (1 in stock)
Girl Talk
by Carolyn Mahaney
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in Raising Daughters (Location: XFA-DAU)
$11.04 $6.40 (2 in stock)
Give Them Grace
by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Jessica Thompson
from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$12.74 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Gladys Aylward
Christian Heroes: Then & Now
by Geoff & Janet Benge
from YWAM Publishing
Biography for 4th-7th grade
in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE)
$10.19 $4.80 (3 in stock)
Golden Children's Bible
by Golden Books
from Golden Books
for Preschool-4th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$22.09 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Growing Up Christian
by Karl Graustein
from P&R Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW)
$14.44 $7.20 (1 in stock)
Hidden Treasures
by Pam Forster
from Doorposts
for Nursery-4th grade
in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIBCH-DP)
$22.00 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Holman Bible Atlas
by Thomas V. Brisco
from Broadman & Holman
for 10th-Adult
in Bible Geography and Surveys (Location: XBI-GEO)
$16.00 (1 in stock)
Home Schooling: The Right Choice!
by Christopher Klicka
Revised and Updated from Broadman & Holman
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$12.74 $3.20 (4 in stock)
How the Bible Came to Us
by Meryl Doney
from Lion Publishing
Biblical Reference for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Huguenot Garden
by Douglas Jones
from Canon Press
Historical Fiction for 4th-7th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Immigrant Kids
by Russell Freedman
from Puffin Books
Non-fiction for 3rd-6th grade
in Immigration & Emigration (Location: HISA-20IM)
$7.64 $4.40 (1 in stock)
Jesus Storybook Bible - Curriculum Kit
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Box Har/Co from Zonderkidz
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$56.00 (1 in stock)
John the Baptist
BibleTime Books
by Carine Mackenzie
from Christian Focus Publications
for Nursery-2nd grade
in BibleTime & BibleWise Books (Location: BIBR-BTW)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Journey through the Bible
by V. Gilbert Beers
from David C. Cook
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Dictionaries & Handbooks (Location: XBI-DICT)
$22.00 (2 in stock)
Just Around the Corner Volume 1
by Steven & Teri Maxwell
from Communication Concepts
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$6.80 (2 in stock)
Kidnapped by River Rats
by Dave & Neta Jackson
from Bethany House
for 3rd-7th grade
in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Know What You Believe
by Paul E. Little
5th edition from InterVarsity Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Christian Apologetics (Location: XAP-GEN)
$18.69 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Know Why You Believe
by Paul E. Little
4th edition from InterVarsity Press
for 9th-Adult
in Christian Apologetics (Location: XAP-GEN)
$17.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Lessons on Time
by Marcia Harris Brim
from Brimwood Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Tools for Young Historians (Location: BIBWV-TYH)
$13.20 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Let My Children Go
by E. Ray Moore, Jr.
from Ambassador Emerald International
for Adult
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Lies Young Women Believe
by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
from Moody Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Raising Daughters (Location: XFA-DAU)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Life of Christ - Answer Key
by Michael McHugh & Edward Shewan
from Christian Liberty Press
for 7th-12th grade
in CLP Bible Curriculum (Location: BIB-CLP)
$4.51 $2.50 (1 in stock)
Life Skills for Kids
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)
Long Story Short
by Marty Machowski
from New Growth Press
for 1st-6th grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIBR-FAWO)
$29.99 $14.00 (3 in stock)
Long Way to a New Land
An I Can Read Book Level 3
by Joan Sandin
from HarperCollins
Historical Fiction for 2nd-4th grade
in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
$4.24 $2.00 (3 in stock)
Luther
by Frederick Nohl
from Concordia Publishing House
for 5th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$13.59 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Martin Luther
by J. A. Morrison
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
Biography for 7th-10th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Martin Luther
by J. A. Morrison
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
Biography for 7th-10th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$9.99 $4.80 (1 in stock)
Meaning of Marriage
by Tim Keller, Kathy Keller
Reprint from Riverhead Books
for 11th-Adult
in Covenant Marriage (Location: XFA-MAR)
$18.70 $7.60 (1 in stock)
Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation - Home Teacher Manual
2nd edition from Veritas Press
Renaissance and Reformation History Curriculum for 4th-6th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$39.00 $24.50 (1 in stock)
Morning Star of the Reformation
by Andy Thomson
from Bob Jones University Press
Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$5.60 (1 in stock)
Mystery of History Volume II (old)
by Linda Lacour Hobar
from Bright Ideas Press
History Curriculum for 5th-8th grade
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$35.00 $25.00 (1 in stock)
Navigating Public Schools
1st edition from Prepare the Way Publishing
for Nursery
in Secular vs. Christian Education (Location: HSR-PE)
$11.89 $6.40 (2 in stock)
NEA
by Samuel Blumenfeld
from Paradigm Publishing
for Adult
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$2.00 (2 in stock)
Noah's Ark
by Peter Spier
from Dell Publishing
Bible Stories for Preschool-2nd grade
1978 Caldecott Medal winner
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$7.64 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Old Story New
by Marty Machowski
from New Growth Press
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIBR-FAWO)
$24.99 $14.00 (1 in stock)
Old Testament Days
by Nancy I. Sanders
from Chicago Review Press
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Activities for Kids (Location: BIBR-ACT)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
One Thousand Gifts
by Ann Voskamp
from Zondervan
in Suffering & Hope (Location: XCL-SUF)
$16.14 $6.40 (1 in stock)
Passion of Jesus Christ
by John Piper
from Crossway Books
for 10th-Adult
in General Theology (Location: XTH-GEN)
$2.00 (5 in stock)
Paul: Journeys of Adventure
BibleWise Books
by Carine Mackenzie
from Christian Focus Publications
for Preschool-3rd grade
in BibleTime & BibleWise Books (Location: BIBR-BTW)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Peacemaker
by Ken Sande
3rd edition from Baker Books
for 11th-Adult
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
$16.14 $9.60 (2 in stock)
Plants Grown Up
by Pam Forster
2nd edition from Doorposts
for 1st-12th grade
in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIBCH-DP)
$34.00 (1 in stock)
Pleasures of God
by John Piper
from Multnomah Books
for 11th-Adult
in Theology Proper: The Study of God (Location: XTH-GOD)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Popologetics
by Ted Turnau
from P&R Publishing
for 11th-Adult
in Christian Apologetics (Location: XAP-GEN)
$16.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Praying through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window
2nd edition from YWAM Publishing
for 4th-Adult
in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI)
$8.49 $3.60 (2 in stock)
Protocol Matters
by Sandra Boswell
from Canon Press
for 7th-12th grade
in Manners & Etiquette (Location: BIBCH-MAN)
$15.30 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Radical
by David Platt
1st edition from Multnomah Books
for 11th-Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Radical Together
by David Platt
1st edition from Multnomah Books
for Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$14.99 $8.00 (2 in stock)
Reaping the Harvest
by Diana Waring
from Diana Waring Presents
History Curriculum for Adult
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$10.00 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Reverberation
by Jonathan Leeman
from Moody Press
for 11th-Adult
in Scripture & Hermeneutics (Location: XBI-HERM)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps & Time Lines
by Rose Publishing
from Rose Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Geography and Surveys (Location: XBI-GEO)
$29.74 $16.00 (1 in stock)
Running Scared
by Edward T. Welch
from New Growth Press
for 11th-Adult
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
$16.00 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Sacred Foundation
by Michael Farris & L. Reed Elam
from Loyal Publishing
for Adult
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Saul
BibleWise Books
by Carine Mackenzie
from Christian Focus Publications
for Preschool-3rd grade
in BibleTime & BibleWise Books (Location: BIBR-BTW)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Seasons of a Mother's Heart
by Sally Clarkson
from Whole Heart Ministries
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$5.60 (1 in stock)
Sergeant York and the Great War
by Alvin C. York
from My Father's World
Autobiography for 7th-Adult
in World War I (1914-1919) (Location: HISA-20WW1)
$18.70 $8.00 (2 in stock)
Simon Peter
BibleTime Books
by Carine Mackenzie
from Christian Focus Publications
for Nursery-2nd grade
in BibleTime & BibleWise Books (Location: BIBR-BTW)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Soul of Science
Turning Point Christian Worldview
by Nancy Pearcey & Charles Thaxton
from Crossway Books
for 10th-Adult
in Faith & Science (Location: XAP-SCI)
$24.99 $12.50 (2 in stock)
Speaking Truth in Love
by David Powlison
from New Growth Press
in Communication & Conflict Resolution (Location: XCL-COM)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Standing on the Promises
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$12.00 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Tales of Persia
by William Miller
from P&R Publishing
Biography for 4th-8th grade
in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS)
$13.99 $7.00 (3 in stock)
Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
by Anthony Esolen
2nd edition from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$15.30 $9.60 (1 in stock)
Teresa of Calcutta
Sowers Series
by D. Jeanene Watson, illustrated by Robert E. Lawson
from Mott Media
Biography for 4th-6th grade
in Sowers Biographies (Location: BIO-SOW)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Teresa of Calcutta
Sowers Series
by D. Jeanene Watson, illustrated by Robert E. Lawson
from Mott Media
Biography for 4th-6th grade
in Sowers Biographies (Location: BIO-SOW)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
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