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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.

	...and now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold from Thomas Crowell for 5th-8th grade 1954 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Alexander the Great by Robert Green from Grolier Publishing Biography for 4th-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	All American History Volume I - Student Reader The Explorers to the Jacksonians by Celeste W. Rakes from Bright Ideas Press for 5th-8th grade in All American History (Location: HISCUR-AAUS) $24.00 (1 in stock)
	Breathtaking Respiratory System God's Wondrous Machine by Johnny Congo & Paige Hudson from Master Books for 4th-6th grade in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA) $12.79 $11.00 (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) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Casey at the Bat A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 by Ernest L. Thayer & Christopher Bing 1^st edition from Chronicle Books for 2nd-6th grade 2001 Caldecott Honor Book in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $19.99 $10.00 (1 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)
	Charlotte's Web by E. B. White from HarperCollins for 2nd-6th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $4.80 (2 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)
	Child's First Book of American History (hardcover) by Earl Schenck Miers, James Daugherty from Beautiful Feet Books for 3rd-6th grade in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB) $28.00 (1 in stock)
	Child's History of the World by Virgil M. Hillyer from Calvert School World History Reference for 2nd-6th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Child's History of the World by Virgil M. Hillyer from Calvert School World History Reference for 2nd-6th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Willy Pogany from Macmillan Norse Mythology for 3rd-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $32.00 (1 in stock)
	Citizen's Handbook Civics in Action by Bethany Poore from Notgrass Company for 5th-8th grade in Notgrass Uncle Sam and You (Location: GOV-CURNG) $25.00 $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun by Rhoda Blumberg 1^st edition from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books for 4th-8th grade in Japan (Location: HISMC-JAP) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Complex Circulatory System God's Wondrous Machine by Lainna Callentine, M.Ed., M.D. from Master Books for 3rd-7th grade in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA) $12.79 $11.00 (2 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)
	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)
	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)
	Ella Enchanted - Special Read-Aloud Edition by Gail Carson Levine from HarperCollins for 3rd-7th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	European World 400-1450 by Barbara Hanawalt from Oxford University for 5th-8th grade in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID) $44.99 $27.50 (1 in stock)
	Exploration and Conquest The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620 by Betsy & Giulio Maestro 1^st edition from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books for 3rd-7th grade in Age of Exploration (1450-1700) (Location: HISA-16EXP) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Exploration and Conquest The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620 by Betsy & Giulio Maestro 1^st edition from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books for 3rd-7th grade in Age of Exploration (1450-1700) (Location: HISA-16EXP) $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Exploring Creation With Astronomy Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright 2nd ed. from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM) $41.60 $32.00 (6 in stock)
	Exploring Creation With Botany Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright 2^nd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM) $44.00 $28.00 (4 in stock)
	Exploring Creation with Earth Science (old) from Apologia Educational Ministries for Kindergarten-6th grade in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM) $39.00 $32.00 (1 in stock)
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 (old) Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM) $18.00 $12.00 (4 in stock)
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 3 Land Animals of the Sixth Day by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM) $36.40 $28.00 (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)
	From Adam to Us - Our Creative World Stories, Poems, Documents, Art, and Architecture from World History by John Notgrass from Notgrass Company for 4th-8th grade in Notgrass From Adam to Us (Location: HISCUR-NG) $25.00 $17.50 (2 in stock)
	From Adam to Us Volume 1 Creation to Cathedrals by Ray Notgrass, Charlene Notgrass from Notgrass Company for 5th-8th grade in Notgrass From Adam to Us (Location: HISCUR-NG) $45.00 $31.00 (1 in stock)
	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg 35th Anniversary Edition from Atheneum Mystery/Suspense for 4th-7th grade 1968 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.20 (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)
	Gilgamesh the Hero by Geraldine McCaughrean from Eerdmans for 4th-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $17.00 $9.60 (1 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)
	Harvey's Revised English Grammar Harvey's Language Course by Thos. W. Harvey from Mott Media for 4th-8th grade in McGuffey's Readers & Other Primers (Location: REA-MCG) $17.50 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron from Atheneum for 4th-8th grade 2007 Newbery Medal Winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $3.20 (1 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)
	Holes with Bonus Material Holes Series #1 by Louis Sachar 10th Anniversary Edition from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 4th-6th grade 1999 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	How We Crossed the West by Rosalyn Schanzer from National Geographic for 2nd-6th grade in Lewis & Clark Expedition (1801-1803) (Location: HISA-19L&C) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Intermediate Language Lessons by Emma Serl from Applewood Books for 4th-6th Grade in Emma Serl Language Lessons (Location: GRA-SERL) $14.00 (2 in stock)
	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell from Houghton Mifflin Realistic Fictio for 5th-8th grade 1961 Newbery Medal Winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Kingdom Tales by David & Karen Mains from My Father's World for 3rd-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $34.95 $21.00 (3 in stock)
	Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents (as serious as it needs to be) Life of Fred by Stanley Schmidt from Polka Dot Publishing for 4th-6th grade in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $20.40 $16.00 (4 in stock)
	Life of Fred: Fractions (as serious as it needs to be) Life of Fred by Stanley Schmidt from Polka Dot Publishing for 4th-6th grade in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $20.40 $16.00 (6 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)
	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, illustrator unknown Undated from M. A. Donohue & Company Realistic Romantic Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	LOE Essentials Reader Reading to accompany Logic of English Essentials 2^nd edition from Logic of English, Inc. for 2nd-6th grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $24.99 $12.50 (1 in stock)
	Luther Biography of a Reformer by Frederick Nohl from Concordia Publishing House for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $13.59 $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Math-U-See Zeta - Instruction Manual (hardcover) Decimals & Percents 2012 Edition from Math-U-See for 6th grade in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS) $19.50 (2 in stock)
	McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey Revised from American Book Co. for 5th-6th grade in McGuffey's Readers & Other Primers (Location: REA-MCG) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey Revised from American Book Co. for 6th-7th grade in McGuffey's Readers & Other Primers (Location: REA-MCG) $6.00 (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)
	Moccasin Trail Puffin Newbery Library by Eloise J. McGraw 9th impression from Coward McCann Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $28.00 (1 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)
	Peter the Great by Diane Stanley from William Morrow & Company Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $15.29 $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Physics Level I - Set by Rebecca W. Keller from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for 5th-8th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Pinocchio's Quest by Robert Rogland from Christian Liberty Press for 6th grade in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP) $14.24 $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Pippi Goes on Board Pippi Longstocking #2 by Astrid Lindgren from Viking Press Humor for 2nd-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Rod & Staff Social Studies 6 - Pupil's Textbook Understanding Latin America from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 6th grade in Rod & Staff Social Studies (Location: HISCUR-R&S) $17.00 (1 in stock)
	Rod & Staff Social Studies 6 - Teacher's Manual Understanding Latin America 2012^nd edition from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 6th grade in Rod & Staff Social Studies (Location: HISCUR-R&S) $14.03 (1 in stock)
	Rod & Staff Spelling 6 - Student Textbook Spelling By Sound & Structure 2^nd edition from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 6th grade in Rod & Staff Spelling (Location: SPE-R&S) $7.23 (2 in stock)
	Rod & Staff Spelling 6 - Teacher's Edition Spelling By Sound & Structure 2^nd edition from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 6th grade in Rod & Staff Spelling (Location: SPE-R&S) $6.80 (1 in stock)
	Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer, illustrated by Valenti Angelo from Viking Press Realistic fiction for 5th-8th grade 1937 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $13.60 (1 in stock)
	Saxon Math 6/5 - Student Textbook by Stephen Hake, John Saxon 3^rd edition from Saxon Publishers for 5th-6th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $45.00 (1 in stock)
	Saxon Math Course 1 by Stephen Hake from Saxon Publishers for 5th-6th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $13.00 (2 in stock)
	Saxon Math Course 1 - Set Textbook & Solutions Manual by Stephen Hake from Saxon Publishers for 5th-6th grade in Saxon Math (Location: MAT-SAX) $48.00 (1 in stock)
	Science in the Age of Reason by Jay Wile from Berean Builders for 3rd-6th grade in Berean Builders Science (Location: SCICUR-BER) $43.00 $29.00 (1 in stock)
	Science in the Ancient World by Jay Wile from Berean Builders for 3rd-6th grade in Berean Builders Science (Location: SCICUR-BER) $43.00 $25.00 (2 in stock)
	Science in the Beginning by Dr. Jay L. Wile from Berean Builders for 1st-6th grade in Berean Builders Science (Location: SCICUR-BER) $43.00 $25.00 (3 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)
	Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon Black & Gold Updated Edition from LiveRight for 5th-8th grade 1922 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Story of the World Volume 1 - Hardcover Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor by Susan Wise Bauer from Well-Trained Mind Press for 2nd-6th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in Story of the World (Location: HISCUR-SoW) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger 1971 printing from Doubleday & Company for 4th-8th grade 1925 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Teresa of Calcutta Serving the poorest of the poor 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)
	Three Cups by Mark St Germain from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 1st-6th grade in Money Management for Kids (and Teens) (Location: SS-MM) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasury of Poetry for Young People by Anthology - Various from Sterling Publishing Co. for Preschool-6th grade in Poetry for Children (Location: POET-CHIL) $22.00 (1 in stock)
	True Story of Noah's Ark by Tom Dooley from Master Books for 2nd-6th grade in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK) $13.59 $11.00 (2 in stock)
	Uncle Sam and You - Part 1 by Ray & Charlene Notgrass with Mary Evelyn McCurdy from Notgrass Company for 5th-8th grade in Notgrass Uncle Sam and You (Location: GOV-CURNG) $45.00 $31.00 (1 in stock)
	Uncle Sam and You - Part 2 by Ray & Charlene Notgrass with Mary Evelyn McCurdy from Notgrass Company for 5th-8th grade in Notgrass Uncle Sam and You (Location: GOV-CURNG) $45.00 $31.00 (2 in stock)
	Usborne Discovery: Mummies and Pyramids from Usborne for 4th-6th grade in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	We the People Words from the Makers of American History by John & Charlene Notgrass (Editors) 2^nd edition from Notgrass Company for 5th-8th grade in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG) $25.00 $15.00 (1 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)
	Well of Sacrifice by Chris Eboch 1^st edition from Clarion Books for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by James Lynch from The Folio Society Humorous Animal Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Wonderful Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz Book 1 by L. Frank Baum from Disney Press for 3rd-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Yankee Doodle Boy A Young Soldier's Adventures in the American Revolution Told by Himself by Joseph Martin from Holiday House Historical Non-Fiction for 5th-8th grade in American Revolution (1765-1783) (Location: HISA-18REV) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Yankee Doodle Boy A Young Soldier's Adventures in the American Revolution Told by Himself by Joseph Martin from William R. Scott Inc. Historical Non-Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $14.00 (1 in stock)

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