Staff Favorites & Reviews

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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.

	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Macmillan Classics by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel from Macmillan Fantasy for 7th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $14.40 (1 in stock)
	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson First Ed from HarperCollins Fantasy for 5th-9th grade 1978 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	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 $11.00 (1 in stock)
	Cheaper By the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey from HarperCollins Family Stories for 4th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $6.40 (6 in stock)
	Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett 2nd Edition, 6th Printing, 1960 from Oxford University for 9th-Adult in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC) $39.00 (1 in stock)
	Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins 1^st edition from Greenwillow Books for 6th-9th grade 2006 Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, translated by Brian Hooker 1963 Reprint from Heinemann Educational Books Drama for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $2.00 (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) $3.20 (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) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Economics: Principles & Policy From a Christian Perspective by Tom Rose 2^nd edition from American Enterprise Publications for 9th-Adult in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR) $19.00 (1 in stock)
	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 (1 in stock)
	Eleventh Hour A Curious Mystery by Graeme Base from Scholastic Inc. for 5th-Adult in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Emma by Jane Austen, illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat with an inroduction by Deirdre Le Faye from The Folio Society Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $75.00 (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)
	Exploring World Geography Gazetteer from Notgrass Company for 9th-12th grade in Notgrass Exploring World Geography (Location: GEO-CURNG) $40.00 $28.00 (1 in stock)
	Exploring World Geography Part 1 from Notgrass Company for 9th-12th grade in Notgrass Exploring World Geography (Location: GEO-CURNG) $50.00 $35.00 (2 in stock)
	Exploring World Geography Part 2 from Notgrass Company for 9th-12th grade in Notgrass Exploring World Geography (Location: GEO-CURNG) $50.00 $35.00 (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 $11.00 (1 in stock)
	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) $11.20 (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 $11.00 (2 in stock)
	Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman from HarperCollins for 6th-9th grade 2009 Newbery Medal winner in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter Book 4 by J. K. Rowling 1st American Edition from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $28.04 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter Book 3 by J.K. Rowling 1^st edition from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $25.49 $12.00 (2 in stock)
	History of US - 11 Volumes (hardcover) by Joy Hakim 2^nd edition from Oxford University for 5th-9th grade in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS) $65.00 (1 in stock)
	History of US - 11 Volumes (hardcover) by Joy Hakim 3rd Revised Edition from Oxford University for 5th-9th grade in Joy Hakim's A History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM) $110.40 (1 in stock)
	History of US Book Concise Edition B 1790-1877 by Joy Hakim Concise from K12 for 5th-9th grade in Joy Hakim's A History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM) $7.20 (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)
	Kidnapped Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 Scribner Illustrated Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth from Atheneum Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $11.60 (1 in stock)
	Kidnapped Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth and Graham Oakley from Dilithium Press, Ltd. Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $12.00 (1 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) $41.65 $25.00 (1 in stock)
	Life of Fred: Geometry (as serious as it needs to be) Life of Fred by Stanley Schmidt Expanded Edition from Polka Dot Publishing for 9th-11th grade in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $41.65 $27.00 (1 in stock)
	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) $33.15 $26.00 (2 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) $33.15 $26.00 (3 in stock)
	Making Choices by Ray Notgrass from Notgrass Company for 9th-12th grade in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR) $25.00 $17.50 (1 in stock)
	Math-U-See Geometry - DVDs from Math-U-See for 9th grade in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS) $52.00 $36.00 (1 in stock)
	Men of Iron by Howard Pyle from Mint Editions Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $5.60 (1 in stock)
	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)
	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 & Other Primers (Location: REA-MCG) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	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) $79.96 $65.00 (2 in stock)
	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 (2 in stock)
	Omnibus III - Text Only Reformation to the Present by Doug Wilson & G. Tyler Fischer 3^rd edition from Veritas Press for 9th-12th grade in Veritas Press Omnibus (Location: LITCUR-OMN) $85.00 $50.00 (1 in stock)
	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat with an inroduction by Deirdre Le Faye from The Folio Society Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $95.00 (1 in stock)
	Saxon Algebra 1 - Textbook by John Saxon 3^rd edition from Saxon Publishers for 9th-10th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $75.00 (1 in stock)
	Saxon Algebra 1/2 - Textbook by John Saxon 3^rd edition from Saxon Publishers for 8th-9th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $75.00 (2 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) $6.40 (2 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) $6.40 (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) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Hitchhiker's Trilogy #4 by Douglas Adams from Crown Publishers Humorous Science Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $4.80 (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) $40.89 $29.00 (2 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 (1 in stock)

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