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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Active Filters: 8th grade (Ages 13-14), Softcover Teacher Guide / Answer Key
1815 to the Present - Home Teacher Manual
by Marlin & Laurie Detweiler
2nd edition from Veritas Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$39.00 $24.00 (1 in stock)
All American History Volume I - Teacher's Guide/Answer Key
by Celeste W. Rakes
from Bright Ideas Press
for 5th-8th grade
in All American History (Location: HISCUR-US)
$18.95 $6.00 (1 in stock)
America: Land I Love - Quiz Key (old)
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
America: Land I Love - Teacher Edition (old)
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$25.00 (1 in stock)
America: Land I Love - Test Key (old)
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
American Republic - Assessments Answer Key
5th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 8th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$15.28
Argument Builder - Teacher's Edition
by Shelly Johnson
from Classical Academic Press
for 8th-11th grade
in Classical Academic Press Logic (Location: LOG-CAP)
$29.95 $17.50 (2 in stock)
Art of Argument - Teacher's Edition (old)
by Aaron Larsen & Joelle Hodge
Version 7.0 from Classical Academic Press
for 7th-9th grade
in Old Edition Logic (Location: ZCLE-LOG)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Biology for the Logic Stage
by Paige Hudson
2nd edition from Elemental Science
for 7th-8th grade
in Elemental Science (Location: SCICUR-ELE)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Book of the Middle Ages - Teacher Guide
by Dorothy Mills
from Memoria Press
for 6th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Book of Trees - Teacher Guide
by Sean Brooks
from Memoria Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$19.45 $11.50 (1 in stock)
Chemistry Level I - Teacher's Manual (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)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Chronicles through Malachi and Job - Home Teacher Manual
by Emily Fischer & Ned Bustard
from Veritas Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Veritas Press Bible (Location: BIB-VP)
$39.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Classic Konos Character Curriculum - Orderliness
by Jessica Hulcy and Carole Thaxton
from KONOS
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in KONOS Unit Studies (Location: CUR-KON)
$40.00 (1 in stock)
Early American History for 7th-9th Grade - Guide
by Rea & Rebecca Berg
2nd edition from Beautiful Feet Books
for 6th-9th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$29.95
Earth Science & Astronomy for the Logic Stage
by Paige Hudson
2nd edition from Elemental Science
for 5th-8th grade
in Miscellaneous Science Curriculum (Location: SCICUR-MISC)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Earth Science - Assessments Answer Key
5th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 8th grade
in BJU Science (Location: SCICUR-BJU)
$15.28
Elementary Algebra - Teacher Guide
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)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Algebra - Teacher Guide
by Harold Jacobs
2021 Printing from Master Books
for 8th-10th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$31.99 $24.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Algebra - Teacher Guide / Solutions Manual
by Harold Jacobs
2023 Printing from Master Books
for 8th-10th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
English 8 - Home School Curriculum
from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka Grammar & Writing (Location: GRA-ABK)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring Creation With General Science - Solutions and Tests
by Sherri Seligson
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 7th-8th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$20.80 $12.00 (2 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Physical Science - Course Guide & Answer Key
by Vicki Dincher
4th edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 8th-9th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
Exploring Creation With Physical Science - Solutions and Tests (old)
by Vicki Dincher
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 8th-9th grade
in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM)
$18.20
Famous Men of Greece - Teacher Guide
by Leigh Lowe & Tanya Charlton
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90
Famous Men of the Middle Ages - Greenleaf Guide
by Robert & Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
Middle Ages History Curriculum for 5th-10th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID)
$9.95 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Famous Men of the Middle Ages - Teacher Guide
by Cheryl and Leigh Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90
Famous Men of the Middle Ages - Teacher Guide (old)
by Cheryl and Leigh Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
First Form Latin - Teacher Key (old)
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 5th-9th grade
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
$10.00 $5.00 (3 in stock)
First Form Latin - Teacher Manual
by Cheryl Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 5th-9th grade
in Memoria Press Form Latin Series (Location: FL-LATFORM)
$13.60
First Form Latin - Teacher Manual (old)
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 5th-9th grade
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
$4.00 (4 in stock)
First Form Latin Transition Course - Teacher Guide
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Form Latin Series (Location: FL-LATFORM)
$14.00 (2 in stock)
Focus on Middle School Biology - Teacher's Manual
Real Science-4-Kids
by Rebecca W. Keller
3rd edition from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 5th-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
$24.00 (1 in stock)
Focus on Middle School Biology - Teacher's Manual (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)
$14.00
Focus on Middle School Chemistry - Teacher's Manual
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 5th-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
Fourth Form Latin - Teacher Manual
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Form Latin Series (Location: FL-LATFORM)
$13.60
French 1 - Test Key
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Vocabulary Manual Teacher Edition
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 2 - Test Key
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 2 - Vocabulary Manual Teacher Guide
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
General Science 1 - Teacher Guide
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$21.59 $17.50 (1 in stock)
General Science 2 - Teacher's Manual
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$19.99
Geography Studies & Projects of the Western Hemisphere - Key
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$7.00 (3 in stock)
Geography Studies & Projects of the Western Hemisphere - Key
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$11.50 (1 in stock)
God's Design for Chemistry & Ecology - Teacher Guide
by Debbie & Richard Lawrence
Master Books Edition from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Master Books God's Design (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$34.39
God's Design for Heaven & Earth - Teacher Guide
by Debbie & Richard Lawrence
Master Books Edition from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Master Books God's Design (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$34.39
God's Design for Life - Teacher Guide
by Debbie & Richard Lawrence
Master Books Edition from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Master Books God's Design (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$34.39 $28.00 (2 in stock)
God's Design for the Physical World - Teacher Guide
by Debbie & Richard Lawrence
Master Books Edition from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Master Books God's Design (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$34.39
Henle First Year Latin Units VI-XIV - Teacher Manual
by Martin Cothran
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Henle Latin (Location: FL-LATHEN)
History of US Book 11: Sourcebook and Index
History of US Book 11
by Joy Hakim
3rd Revised Edition from Oxford University
for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$15.95 $11.00 (2 in stock)
History of US Book 8 - Teaching Guide Middle/High School
History of US Book 8
by Marcia Newfield, Deborah Parks, and Karen Edwards
3rd Revised Edition from Oxford University
American History Reference for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 1 - Set
from Master Books
for 7th-8th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 1 - Teacher Guide
Wonders of the Human Body
by Dr. Tommy Mitchell
Revised from Master Books
for 7th-8th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$21.59
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 2 - Teacher Guide
from Master Books
for 7th-8th grade
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
$21.59
KONOS Curriculum Volume II
by Carole Thaxton & Jessica Hulcy
from KONOS
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in KONOS Unit Studies (Location: CUR-KON)
KONOS Curriculum Volume III
by Carole Thaxton & Jessica Hulcy
from KONOS
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in KONOS Unit Studies (Location: CUR-KON)
Kraken Latin - Teacher Edition
by Natali H. Monnette
2nd edition from Canon Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Canon Press Latin (Location: FL-LATCAN)
$32.00
Land of Fair Play - Answer Key
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 8th grade
in Government & Civics Curriculum (Location: GOV-CUR)
$6.45
Learning Language Arts Through Literature - 8th Grade Teacher Book
by Diane Welch & Susan Simpson
3rd edition from Common Sense Press
for 8th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
$23.00 (1 in stock)
Learning Language Arts Through Literature - 8th Grade Teacher Book (old)
by Diane Welch & Susan Simpson
2nd edition from Common Sense Press
for 8th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$8.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Lingua Angelica I - Teacher Manual (old)
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th Grade
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
$12.00
Ludere Latine I - Answer Key
by Paul O'Brien, Michael Simpson
4th edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$6.00 $3.50 (1 in stock)
Making Connections in Literature - Assessments Answer Key
from Bob Jones University Press
for 8th grade
in BJU Literature (Location: LITCUR-BJU)
$15.28
Megawords 1 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 3 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 4 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 5 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 6 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 7 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 8 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
121st edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Memoria Press Geography I - Review Teacher's Key
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Geography (Location: GEO-MP)
$8.95 $5.50 (1 in stock)
Nature's Beautiful Order - Teacher Key
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$14.65
New Elementary Mathematics 2 - Solutions Manual
by Jennifer Hoerst
from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.
for 8th grade
in New Elementary Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMNEM)
$32.00
Old Testament History - Greenleaf Guide
by Robert & Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
Ancient History Reference for 2nd-8th grade
in Ancient History (Location: HISW-ANC)
$11.95 $8.00 (3 in stock)
Our Heritage - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
Revised Edition from Pathway Publishers
for 8th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50
Our Heritage - Teacher Edition (old)
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 8th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$3.50 $2.00 (2 in stock)
Physics Level I - Teacher's Manual (old)
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 5th-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Pre-Algebra - Assessments Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 8th grade
in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU)
$15.28
Pre-Algebra - Solution Key
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$39.00 (3 in stock)
Pre-Algebra - Test/Quiz Key
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$13.50 (3 in stock)
Principles of Mathematics Book 1 - Teacher Guide
by Katherine A. Loop
Teacher from Master Books
for 6th-8th grade
in Principles of Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB2)
$34.39
Rod & Staff Spelling Words and Sentences for Spelling 2-8
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd-8th grade
in Rod & Staff Spelling (Location: SPE-R&S)
Saxon Algebra 1/2 - Home Study Packet
by John Saxon
3rd edition from Saxon Publishers
for 8th-9th grade
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$48.80
Saxon Algebra 1/2 - Solutions Manual
by John Saxon
3rd edition from Saxon Publishers
for 8th-9th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$122.87 $50.00 (4 in stock)
Saxon Math 87 - Solutions Manual
3rd edition from Saxon Publishers
for 7th-8th grade
in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX)
$84.95
Science: Earth and Space - Answer Key
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
$12.00 (2 in stock)
Science: Earth and Space - Quiz Key
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 8th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Second Form Latin - Teacher Manual
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 6th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Form Latin Series (Location: FL-LATFORM)
$13.60
Spanish 1 - Assessments Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 8th-12th grade
in BJU Spanish (Location: FL-SPABJU)
$15.28
Spanish 1 - Vocabulary Manual Teacher Edition
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
Spanish 2 - Assessments Answer Key
from Bob Jones University Press
for 8th-12th grade
in BJU Spanish (Location: FL-SPABJU)
$15.28
Spellbound - Teacher Manual
by Elsie Rak
from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-8th grade
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Spelling Plus - Homophones Resource Book
by Susan C. Anthony
from Instructional Resources Company
for 1st-8th grade
in Spelling Plus (Location: SPE-PLUS)
$11.00 (1 in stock)
Spelling Power
by Beverly L. Adams-Gordon
4th edition from Castlemoyle Books
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Spelling Power (Location: SPE-POWER)
$30.00 (1 in stock)
Spelling Power
by Beverly L. Adams-Gordon
5th edition from Castlemoyle Books
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Spelling Power (Location: SPE-POWER)
Spelling Workout H - Teacher Edition
by Phillip Trocki
2nd edition from Modern Curriculum Press
for 8th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in MCP Spelling Workout (Location: SPE-MCP)
$20.00 $9.00 (1 in stock)
States & Capitals - Teacher Guide
by Highlands Latin School Faculty
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Geography (Location: GEO-MP)
$14.65 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Story of the Thirteen Colonies & Great Republic - Teacher Guide (Old)
by H. A. Guerber & Christie Wright
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$12.57 $8.00 (1 in stock)
TOPS #13 - Cohesion/Adhesion
by Ron Marson
from TOPS Learning Systems
for 6th-10th grade
in TOPS Learning Systems (Location: SCICUR-TOPS)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
Traditional Logic I - Teacher Key
by Martin Cothran
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 7th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Logic & Rhetoric (Location: LOG-MP)
$11.50 $7.00 (1 in stock)
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