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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Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies
Hornblower Series #11
by C. S. Forester
from Little, Brown & Company
Nautical fiction for 8th-Adult
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$16.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Solution Key
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 9th-10th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$25.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Student Activities
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 9th grade
in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Student Activities Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 9th grade
in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU)
$28.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Student Textbook
from A Beka Books
for 9th-10th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$30.00 (2 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Teacher Edition
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 9th-10th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$28.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Test/Quiz Book
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 9th-10th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Test/Quiz Key (with solutions)
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 9th-10th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Tests
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 9th grade
in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU)
$20.31 $12.00 (5 in stock)
Algebra 1 - Tests Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 9th grade
in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU)
$14.44 $8.50 (1 in stock)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel
from Macmillan
Fantasy for 7th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Analogies 2
by Arthur Liebman
from Educators Publishing Service
for 9th-10th grade
in EPS Analogies (Location: LOG-EPS)
$12.79 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry
by Tony Barnstone & Chou Ping, eds.
from Anchor Books
for 9th-12th grade
in Poetry Anthologies (Location: POET-ANTH)
$17.00 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Ancient Greece
by Michelle Miller
from TruthQuest History
for 5th-12th grade
in TruthQuest History (Location: HISCUR-TQ)
$24.95 $17.50 (1 in stock)
Ancient Rome
by Michelle Miller
from TruthQuest History
History Curriculum for 5th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in TruthQuest History (Location: HISCUR-TQ)
$24.95 $17.50 (2 in stock)
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)
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)
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne, George M. Towle (Translator)
from Bantam Books
for 7th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$5.95 $3.00 (1 in stock)
Art of Argument - DVD Set
by Aaron Larsen & Joelle Hodge
from Classical Academic Press
for 7th-9th grade
in Classical Academic Press Logic (Location: LOG-CAP)
$85.95 $49.00 (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)
Art of Fiction
by John Gardner
from Vintage Classics
for 9th-Adult
in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI)
$14.95 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Art of Interpretation
by Nicholas R. Elledge
from Institute for Cultural Communicators
for 9th-12th grade
in Speech & Debate (Location: SPEECH)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Number Theory - Text & Solutions
by Matthew Crawford
2nd edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 9th-12th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$55.00 $42.00 (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 (2 in stock)
Augustus Caesar's World
by Genevieve Foster
from Beautiful Feet Books
Non-fiction for 7th-10th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Ancient Rome (Location: HISW-ANRO)
$21.95 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Basics of Biblical Greek - Grammar
by William D. Mounce
3rd edition from Zondervan
for 9th-Adult
in Basics of Biblical Greek (Location: FL-GREBA)
$30.00 $16.00 (1 in stock)
Best Things in Life
by Peter Kreeft
from InterVarsity Press
for 9th-Adult
in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI)
$18.00 $8.50 (2 in stock)
Biblical Economics in Comics
by Vic Lockman
2nd edition from Vic Lockman
for 7th-10th grade
in Economics Resources (Location: ECON-REF)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Birds of North America Flashcards
from A Beka Books
for 4th-10th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
$16.00 (1 in stock)
Blue Sword
by Robin McKinley
from Puffin Books
for 8th-10th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$8.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
Book of the Middle Ages - Student 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 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)
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)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
from Houghton Mifflin
Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade
1962 Newbery Medal winner
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Building a City On a Hill
To Pledge Allegiance #2
by Gary DeMar, Fred Douglas Young & Gary L. Todd
from American Vision Press
World History Reference for 8th-11th grade
in To Pledge Allegiance (Location: HISCUR-US)
$22.00 (2 in stock)
Building Blocks in Life Science
by Gary Parker
from Master Books
for 9th-12th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$12.79 $9.00 (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)
Building Thinking Skills Book 3 Verbal
by Sandra Parks & Howard Black
from Critical Thinking Books
for 7th-Adult
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Building Thinking Skills (Location: LOG-BTS)
$36.99 $21.00 (1 in stock)
Call of the Wild
by Jack London, Michael Clay Thompson
from Royal Fireworks Press
Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade
in Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts (Location: GRA-MCT)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Chemistry Level II - Laboratory Workbook (old)
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 9th-12th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Chemistry Level II - Teacher's Manual (old)
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 9th-12th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K)
$9.00 (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)
Church History in Plain Language (old)
by Bruce L. Shelley
3rd edition from Thomas Nelson Publishers
Church History Reference for 9th-Adult
in Church History Overviews (Location: XCH-OVE)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Classical Rhetoric with Aristotle w/ Answer Key (old)
by Martin Cothran
from Memoria Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Commodore
Aubrey/Maturin #17
by Patrick O'Brian
from W. W. Norton and Co.
Nautical Fiction for 9th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Complete Sonnets
Dover Thrift Editions
by William Shakespeare
from Dover Publications
Lyrical Poetry for 9th-Adult
in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN)
$4.50 $2.00 (2 in stock)
Consumer Mathematics - Skills & Review Teacher Key
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 9th-12th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Consumer Mathematics - Solution Key
from A Beka Books
for 9th-12th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$19.00 (2 in stock)
Criss Cross
by Lynne Rae Perkins
1st edition from Greenwillow Books
for 6th-9th grade
2006 Newbery Medal Winner
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Cultural Geography - Student Activities Teacher Edition (old)
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 9th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Old Versions) (Location: OBJU-HIS)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Cultural Geography - Student Textbook (old)
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 9th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Old Versions) (Location: OBJU-HIS)
$15.00 (10 in stock)
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand
from Bantam Books
Drama for 9th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$2.50 (2 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)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
D'Aulaires' Greek Myths - Flashcards
from Memoria Press
for 4th-9th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$14.20 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Dave Raymond's American History - DVD Set
by Dave Raymond
from Compass Classroom
for 7th-9th grade
in U.S. History Curriculum (Location: HISCUR-US)
$70.00 (1 in stock)
Dave Raymond's Modernity - DVD Set
by Dave Raymond
from Compass Classroom
for 9th-12th grade
in U.S. History Curriculum (Location: HISCUR-US)
$85.00 (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)
Diana Waring "Digging Deeper" Study Guide Set
from Diana Waring Presents
for 3rd-10th grade
in Diana Waring History Revealed (Location: OHIS-DWHR)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Discovering Mathematics 3A - Textbook
Discovering Mathematics
by Chow Wai Keung
from Star Publishing
for 9th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Discovery of Deduction - Teacher's Edition
by Aaron Larsen, Joelle Hodge
from Classical Academic Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Classical Academic Press Logic (Location: LOG-CAP)
$34.95 $20.00 (1 in stock)
Do Hard Things
by Alex & Brett Harris
from Multnomah Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in Sacrificial Living (Location: XCL-SAC)
$13.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Dr. Funster's Word Benders C1
from Critical Thinking Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Dr. Funster & Dr. Dooriddles (Location: LOG-DR)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Drive Thru History America with Dave Stotts: Foundations of Character - Book Only
by David Barton
from Tyndale House
for 6th-10th grade
in Drive Thru History with Dave Stotts (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Drive Thru History: Cities, Soldiers, and Battlegrounds of Revolutionary America - DVD
American History Series
by Dave Stotts
from Home School Legal Defense Association
for 6th-12th grade
in Drive Thru History with Dave Stotts (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Easy Chairs, Hard Words
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
for 9th-Adult
in Reformed Theology (Location: XTH-REF)
$12.00 $7.00 (3 in stock)
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
by Lynne Truss
from Gotham Books
Grammar Reference for 9th-Adult
in Writing Reference (Location: REF-WRI)
$15.00 $7.50 (3 in stock)
Economics for Everybody - DVD only
by R. C. Sproul, Jr.
2nd edition from Compass Classroom
for 9th-Adult
in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Economics: Principles & Policy
by Tom Rose
2nd edition from American Enterprise Publications
for 9th-Adult
in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR)
$19.00 (2 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 (5 in stock)
Elementary Algebra
by Harold Jacobs
Rev ed. from Master Books
for 8th-10th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$68.79 $56.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Algebra - Solutions Manual
by Harold Jacobs & Cassidy Cash
from AskDrCallahan
for 8th-10th grade
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Algebra - Solutions Manual
by Harold Jacobs & Cassidy Cash
Sol from Master Books
for 8th-10th grade
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$27.99 $25.00 (1 in stock)
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 Greek Year One - Audio Companion CD
by Christine Gatchell
from Memoria Press
for 4th-Adult
in Elementary Greek (Location: FL-GREELE)
$9.50 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Greek Year Three - Audio Companion CD
by Christine Gatchell
from Memoria Press
for 6th-Adult
in Elementary Greek (Location: FL-GREELE)
$10.00 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Greek Year Three - Flashcards (old)
by Christine Gatchell
from Memoria Press
for 6th-Adult
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
$11.00 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Greek Year Two - Audio Companion CD
by Christine Gatchell
from Memoria Press
for 5th-Adult
in Elementary Greek (Location: FL-GREELE)
$12.95 $6.00 (2 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)
Eric Liddell
Men of Faith
by Catherine Swift
from Bethany House
Biography for 6th-12th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
Every Thought Captive
by Richard Pratt
from P&R Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Presuppositional Apologetics (Location: XAP-PRE)
$9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Explicit Gospel
by Matt Chandler
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS)
$17.99 $9.00 (3 in stock)
Exploring America - Guide for Parents and Answer Key
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring America - Quiz & Exam Pack (old)
by Ray Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
in Notgrass Old Editions (Location: OHIS-NG)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring America - Student Review Book
by Ray Notgrass
from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$10.00 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Biology - Extra Tests
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$4.80 $3.00 (2 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Biology - Solutions and Tests
by Vicki Dincher
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 9th-12th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$20.80
Exploring Creation With Biology - Textbook
by Vicki Dincher
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 9th-10th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$69.60 $45.00 (2 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Physical Science - Extra Tests (old)
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 8th-9th grade
in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM)
$4.20 $3.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring Economics
by Ray Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Economics Curriculum (Location: ECON-CUR)
$50.00 $35.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring Government - Student Review Book (old)
by Ray Notgrass
3rd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Old Editions (Location: OHIS-NG)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Exploring Government - Student Review Pack (old)
by Ray Notgrass
3rd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Old Editions (Location: OHIS-NG)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring the History of Medicine
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
for 5th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.19 $9.50 (3 in stock)
Exploring the World Around You
by Gary Parker
from Master Books
for 6th-10th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring the World of Astronomy
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
for 5th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.19 $10.00 (2 in stock)
Exploring the World of Astronomy - Supplemental Student Questions
by Cindy Davis
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$6.00 $3.50 (1 in stock)
Exploring the World of Biology
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.19 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Exploring the World of Biology - Supplemental Student Questions (old)
by Cooper Boldrick
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring the World of Chemistry
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
for 7th-10th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.19 $9.50 (1 in stock)
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