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: Home Schooling, 12th grade (Ages 17-18)
101 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
by Cathy Duffy
from Grove Publishing
for Preschool-Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
by Cathy Duffy
from Grove Publishing
for Preschool-Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
1984
Signet Classics
by George Orwell
from Signet Classics
for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$9.99
1984
by George Orwell
from Harcourt
for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$17.00
38 Latin Stories
by Anne H. Groton & James M. May
5th edition from Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
for 9th-12th grade
in Wheelock's Latin (Location: FL-LATWHE)
$19.00
Abolition of Man
by C. S. Lewis
from HarperCollins
Philosophy/Religion for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$17.99
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)
Adorable Fallacy - Flashcards
by Douglas Wilson & N.D. Wilson
from Canon Press
for 6th-Adult
in Introductory & Intermediate Logic (Location: LOG-CAN)
$12.00
Advanced Chemistry in Creation - Solutions and Tests
by Jay Wile
2nd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 12th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$20.80 $14.00 (1 in stock)
Advanced Chemistry in Creation - Textbook
by Jay Wile
2nd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 12th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$69.60
Advanced Spelling & Vocabulary - Complete Course
2nd edition from Institute for Excellence in Writing
for 9th-12th grade
in IEW Excellence in Spelling (Location: SPE-IEW)
$39.00
Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Conan Doyle
from Penguin Classics
for 7th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$14.00
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
from Penguin Classics
for 9th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$8.00
Aeneid - Memoria Press Package
from Memoria Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$47.44
Aeneid - MP Student Guide
by Cody King
from Memoria Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90
Aeneid - MP Teacher Guide
by Cody King
from Memoria Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90
Age of Revolution I
by Michelle Miller
from TruthQuest History
History Curriculum for 5th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in TruthQuest History (Location: HISCUR-TQ)
$29.95
Age of Revolution II
by Michelle Miller
from TruthQuest History
History Curriculum for 5th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in TruthQuest History (Location: HISCUR-TQ)
$29.95
Age of Revolution III
by Michelle Miller
from TruthQuest History
History Curriculum for 5th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in TruthQuest History (Location: HISCUR-TQ)
$34.95
Agenda Documentary (DVD)
by Curtis Bowers
from Black Hat Films
for 9th-Adult
Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
from HarperCollins
Apocalyptic novel for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$17.99
Algebra & Trigonometry: Functions & Applications - Set
by Paul A. Foerster
from Prentice Hall
for 10th-12th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
Algebra & Trigonometry: Functions & Applications - Teacher's Edition
by Paul A. Foerster
from Prentice Hall
for 10th-12th grade
in Algebra (Location: MATR-ALG)
$130.00 (1 in stock)
Algebra 2 with Trigonometry - DVD
from AskDrCallahan
for 10th-12th grade
in Trigonometry (Location: MATR-TRIG)
$145.00
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
from Modern Library
for 10th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$11.00
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel
from Nelson Doubleday, Inc.
for 10th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
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
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque
from Ballantine Books
War/Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$8.99
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque
Book Club (BCE/BOMC) from Ballantine Books
War/Realistic Fiction for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
All Through the Ages
by Christine Miller
3rd edition from Nothing New Press
World History Reference for All grades
in World History Reference (Location: HISW-REF)
Amazing Dr. Ransom's Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies
by Doug & N.D. Wilson
from Canon Press
for 8th-Adult
in Introductory & Intermediate Logic (Location: LOG-CAN)
$23.99
Amazing Grace
by Eric Metaxas
from HarperOne
for 10th-Adult
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$15.99
America's Federal Holidays
by John De Gree
from Classical Historian
for 6th-12th grade
in Classical Historian: Take a Stand (Location: HISCUR-TAS)
America: From Gridlock to Deadlock
A Basic History of the United States Volume 6
by Clarence B. Carson
from American Textbook Committee
American History Reference for 9th-Adult
in Basic History of the United States (Location: HISCUR-US)
$19.00
American Government - Activities Answer Key
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 12th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$47.78
American Government - Activities Manual
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 12th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$39.72
American Government - Answer Key
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 12th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
American Government - Assessments
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 12th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$21.11
American Government - Assessments Answer Key
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 12th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$15.28
American Government - BJU Subject Kit
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 12th grade
in BJU Subject Kits (Location: WH-BJUK)
$207.50
American Government - CLP Answer Key
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 12th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$9.50
American Government - CLP Tests
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 12th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$5.25
American Government - Student Text
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 12th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$24.00 (2 in stock)
American Government - Student Textbook
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 12th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$68.61
American Government - Teacher Edition
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 12th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$35.00 (2 in stock)
American Government - Teacher's Edition
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 12th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$96.39
American Government - Test/Quiz Book
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 12th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
American Government - Test/Quiz Key
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 12th grade
in A Beka History (Location: HISCUR-ABK)
$11.00 (4 in stock)
American History - Set (old)
by James P. Stobaugh
from Master Books
for 10th-12th grade
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$28.00
American History - Student Edition
by James P. Stobaugh
Revised from Master Books
for 10th-12th grade
$39.19
American History - Teacher Guide
by James P. Stobaugh
Revised 2020 from Master Books
for 9th-12th grade
$21.59
American Voices
by Ray Notgrass (editor)
3rd edition from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$40.00
Analogies 3
by Arthur Liebman
from Educators Publishing Service
for 11th-12th grade
in EPS Analogies (Location: LOG-EPS)
$12.79
Anatomy Coloring Book
by Wynn Kapit
4th edition from Pearson Education
for 9th-Adult
in Anatomy Coloring Books (Location: SCI-ANACOL)
$29.99
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 Civilizations & the Bible - Curriculum Package
by Diana Waring
from Diana Waring Presents
for 7th-12th grade
in Diana Waring History Revealed (Location: OHIS-DWHR)
Ancient Civilizations & the Bible - Digging Deeper CDs
by Diana Waring
3rd edition from Diana Waring Presents
History Curriculum for 5th-12th grade
in Diana Waring History Revealed (Location: OHIS-DWHR)
Ancient Civilizations & the Bible - Test Kit
by Diana Waring
from Diana Waring Presents
for 7th-12th grade
in Diana Waring History Revealed (Location: OHIS-DWHR)
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 History - Senior Guide
by Rebecca Manor
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 9th-12th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$28.95
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)
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
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
from Plume Books
Utopian/Dystopian Literature for 6th-12th grade
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$16.00
Anna and the King of Siam
by Margaret Landon
from HarperCollins
Historical fiction for 9th-12th grade
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$14.95
Anno's Journey
by Mitsumasa Anno
from Puffin Books
for 2nd-Adult
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Anno's Journey
by Mitsumasa Anno
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 2nd-Adult
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$14.95
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
Antony and Cleopatra
Folger Shakespeare Library
by William Shakespeare
from Simon and Schuster
for 10th-Adult
in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN)
$9.99
Apologia Chemistry Lab Supplies Kit
from Home Science Tools
for 11th-12th grade
in Science Manipulatives & Lab Supplies (Location: SCIREF-LAB)
$43.00 (1 in stock)
Apologia Marine Biology - SuperSet
by Sherri Seligson
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 10th-12th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
Apologia: Advanced Physics in Creation
by Jay Wile
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 12th grade
in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM)
$60.90 $59.00 (1 in stock)
Apologia: Exploring Creation with Advanced Biology - Deluxe Bundle
by Marilyn Shannon, Rachael Yunis & Sherri Seligson
for 10th-12th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$259.20
Apologia: Exploring Creation With Biology - Advantage Set
by Jay Wile & Marilyn Durnell
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 9th-12th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$128.00
Apologia: Exploring Creation With Physics - Home School Kit
by Jay Wile
2nd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 11th-12th grade
in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM)
$92.40
Arabic in 10 Minutes a Day
by Kristine Kershul
2nd edition from Bilingual Books
for 6th-Adult
in Arabic (Location: FL-GEN)
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 and Craft of Poetry
by Michael J. Bugeja
from Writer's Digest
for 11th-Adult
in Poetry Curriculum & Resources (Location: LIR-POET)
$11.00 (2 in stock)
Art and the Bible
by Francis A. Schaeffer
from InterVarsity Press
for 11th-Adult
in Creating Culture (Location: XCU-CRE)
$12.00
Art for God's Sake
by Philip Graham Ryken
from P&R Publishing
for 10th-Adult
in Creating Culture (Location: XCU-CRE)
$6.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Art of Apologetics
by Karen Kovaka
from Institute for Cultural Communicators
for 9th-12th grade
in Speech & Debate (Location: SPEECH)
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 Platform Speaking
by Michele Hop
from Institute for Cultural Communicators
for 9th-12th grade
in Speech & Debate (Location: SPEECH)
Art of Poetry
by Christine Perrin
from Classical Academic Press
for 7th-12th grade
in Poetry Curriculum & Resources (Location: LIR-POET)
$29.95
Art of Practical Debate
by Grace Lichlyter, Teresa M. Moon
1st edition from Institute for Cultural Communicators
for 9th-12th grade
in Speech & Debate (Location: SPEECH)
Art of Problem Solving Calculus - Text & Solutions
by David Patrick, Jeremy Copeland
2nd edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 9th-12th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$59.00
Art of Problem Solving Intermediate Algebra - Text & Solutions
by Naoki Sato, Richard Rusczyk, Matthew Crawford
from Art of Problem Solving
for 8th-12th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$74.00
Art of Problem Solving Intermediate Counting & Probability - Text & Solutions
by David Patrick, Naoki Sato
from Art of Problem Solving
for 8th-12th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$56.00
Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Geometry - Text & Solutions
by Richard Rusczyk
2nd edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 9th-12th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$65.00
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)
Art of Problem Solving PreCalculus - Text & Solutions
by Richard Rusczyk, Naoki Sato
2nd edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 9th-12th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$62.00
Art of Problem Solving Volume 1 - Text & Solutions
by Sandor Lehoczky, Richard Rusczyk
7th edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 9th-12th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$47.00
Art of Problem Solving Volume 2 - Text & Solutions
by Richard Rusczyk and Sandor Lehoczky
7th edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 9th-12th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$49.00
Art of Value Debate
by Matt Pitchford, Teresa M. Moon
1st edition from Institute for Cultural Communicators
for 9th-12th grade
in Speech & Debate (Location: SPEECH)
Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Later Printing from Dover Publications
for 10th-Adult
in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC)
$5.95 $3.00 (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)
At Last! A Reading Method for Every Child!
by Mary F. Pecci
from Pecci Educational Publishers
for Kindergarten-Adult
in Miscellaneous Phonics (Location: PHO-MISC)
At the Back of the North Wind
Everyman's Library Children's Classics
by George MacDonald, illustrated by Arthur Hughes
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Fairy Tale for 4th-Adult
$20.00
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