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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"Cover Story" Writing Curriculum - Teacher Book & DVDs
by Daniel Schwabauer
from Clear Water Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Single-Volume Writing Curriculums (Location: WRI-1VOL)
$50.00 (1 in stock)
...and now Miguel
by Joseph Krumgold
from Thomas Crowell
for 5th-8th grade
1954 Newbery Medal winner
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
100 Cupboards
by N. D. Wilson
from Random House
Fantasy for 3rd-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$8.99
100 Cupboards - Paperback Trilogy
by N. D. Wilson
from Random House Books for Young Readers
for 3rd-8th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$24.62
1815 to the Present - Enhanced CD
by Laurie Detweiler
from Veritas Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$17.50
1815 to the Present - Flashcards
from Veritas Press
Modern History Curriculum for 6th-8th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$29.00 $15.00 (1 in stock)
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)
1815 to the Present - Song CD
from Veritas Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$9.00
200 Questions About American History - Student Guide
by Sean Brooks
from Memoria Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Memoria Press American & Modern Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$11.50
200 Questions About American History - Teacher Guide
by Sean Brooks
from Memoria Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Memoria Press American & Modern Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$6.00
7 Continents: Africa
by Jo Ellen Moore
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 3rd-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Geography (Location: GEO-CUREM)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
7 Continents: Asia
by Jo Ellen Moore
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 3rd-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Geography (Location: GEO-CUREM)
$21.99 $12.00 (1 in stock)
7 Continents: North America
by Marilyn Evans
Pap/Map from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 3rd-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Geography (Location: GEO-CUREM)
$21.99
Abraham Lincoln
by Edgar & Ingri D'Aulaire
75th Anniversary Edition from Beautiful Feet Books
Picture Book Biography for 3rd-6th grade
1940 Caldecott Medal winner
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$17.95
Across Five Aprils
by Irene Hunt
from Berkley Books
Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade
1965 Newbery Honor Book
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$9.99
ACSI Math 6 - Textbook
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 6th grade
in ACSI Purposeful Design Math (Location: MAT-ACSI)
$23.99
ACSI Math 6 - Textbook (old)
from ACSI (Purposeful Design)
for 6th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
ACSI Spelling 6 - Teacher Edition (old)
from Purposeful Design Publications
for 6th grade
$9.00 (1 in stock)
ACSI Spelling 6 Set - Worktext and Teacher Edition (old)
from Purposeful Design Publications
for 6th grade
$19.00 (1 in stock)
ACSI Spelling Plus 6 - Worktext
2nd edition from Purposeful Design Publications
for 6th grade
in ACSI Purposeful Design Spelling (Location: SPE-ACSI)
$22.99
Acts through Revelation - Enhanced CD
from Veritas Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Veritas Press Bible (Location: BIB-VP)
$17.50
Acts through Revelation - Flashcards
from Veritas Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Veritas Press Bible (Location: BIB-VP)
$29.00
Acts Through Revelation - Home Teacher Manual
by Emily Fischer
from Veritas Press
for 6th-7th grade
in Veritas Press Bible (Location: BIB-VP)
$39.00 $22.00 (2 in stock)
Acts through Revelation - Song CD
from Veritas Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Veritas Press Bible (Location: BIB-VP)
$9.00 $4.50 (1 in stock)
Adam of the Road
Puffin Newbery Library
by Elizabeth Gray
from Puffin Books
Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade
1943 Newbery Medal winner
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$8.99
Addition Flashcards
from A Beka Books
for 1st-6th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$16.00 (2 in stock)
Adoniram Judson
Christian Heroes: Then & Now
by Geoff & Janet Benge
from YWAM Publishing
Biography for 4th-7th grade
in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE)
$11.99
Adorable Fallacy - Flashcards
by Douglas Wilson & N.D. Wilson
from Canon Press
for 6th-Adult
in Introductory & Intermediate Logic (Location: LOG-CAN)
$12.00
Adventures in Greatness (old)
from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$12.00 (2 in stock)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Puffin Classics
by Mark Twain
from Puffin Books
for 6th-10th grade
in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF)
$8.99
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sterling Classics
by Mark Twain, illustrated by Scott McKowen
from Sterling Publishing Co.
for 6th-10th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$14.95
Adventures of Tintin - Complete Package
by Herge
from Little, Brown & Company
Comic Book for 2nd-6th grade
in Adventures of Tintin (Location: COM-TIN)
$241.39
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Dover Thrift Editions
by Mark Twain
from Dover Publications
for 6th-10th grade
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$5.00
Adventures with Atoms and Molecules Book I
by Robert C. Mebane, Thomas R. Rybolt
from Enslow
for 4th-8th grade
in Chemistry (Location: SCI-CHEM)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
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
Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
Puffin Classics
by N.J. Dawood, illustrated by William Harvey
from Puffin Books
Fairy Tales for 2nd-6th grade
$7.99
Alan Shepard
Christian Heroes: Then and Now
by Geoff Benge, Janet Benge
from YWAM Publishing
for 5th-8th grade
in Heroes of History (Location: BIO-BENGE)
$11.99
Alexander the Great
by Robert Green
from Grolier Publishing
Biography for 4th-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.50 (3 in stock)
Alexander the Great
by Robert Green
from Grolier Publishing
Biography for 4th-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Penguin Classics
by Lewis Carroll
from Penguin Classics
Fantasy for 5th-8th grade
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$11.00
All About Homophones
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-8th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$21.95
All About Reading - Divider Cards
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-7th grade
in All About Reading (Location: PHO-AAR)
$4.95
All About Spelling - Divider Cards
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$5.95 $3.50 (1 in stock)
All About Spelling - Letter Tile Magnets
for 1st-6th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$3.50
All About Spelling / All About Reading Letter Tiles
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$25.95
All About Spelling Level 5 - Student Materials Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 4th-6th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$27.95
All About Spelling Level 5 - Teacher's Manual & Student Material Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 4th-6th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$49.95
All About Spelling Level 6 - Student Materials Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 5th-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$27.95
All About Spelling Level 6 - Teacher's Manual & Student Material Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 5th-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$49.95
All About Spelling Level 7 - Student Materials Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 5th-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$27.95
All About Spelling Level 7 - Teacher's Manual & Student Material Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 5th-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$49.95
All About Spelling Review Box with Divider Cards
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-6th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$17.95
All About Spelling Tote Bag
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$9.95
All American History Volume I - Companion Guide Digital Download
by Celeste W. Rakes
from Bright Ideas Press
for 5th-8th grade
in All American History (Location: HISCUR-US)
$29.95
All American History Volume I - Student Reader
by Celeste W. Rakes
from Bright Ideas Press
for 5th-8th grade
in All American History (Location: HISCUR-US)
$64.95
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)
All American History Volume II - Companion Guide Digital Download
by Celeste W. Rakes
from Bright Ideas Press
for 6th-9th grade
in All American History (Location: HISCUR-US)
$29.95
All American History Volume II - Student Reader
by Celeste W. Rakes
from Bright Ideas Press
for 6th-9th grade
in All American History (Location: HISCUR-US)
$64.95
All-of-a-Kind Family
by Sydney Taylor, illustrated by Helen John
from Yearling
Family Stories for 2nd-6th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$7.99
Almost Home
Daughters of the Faith
by Wendy G. Lawton
from Moody Press
Historical Fiction for 3rd-6th grade
in Daughters of the Faith (Location: SER-DAU)
$7.99 $5.00 (4 in stock)
Along Came Galileo
by Jeanne Bendick
from Beautiful Feet Books
Biography for 4th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$12.95
Amazing Impossible Erie Canal
by Cheryl Harness
from Aladdin Paperbacks
Historical Non-Fiction for 3rd-6th grade
in Western Expansion (1800-1898) (Location: HISA-19WES)
$7.99
America the Beautiful - Answer Key and Literature Guide
by Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$6.00 $4.00 (1 in stock)
America the Beautiful - Curriculum Package
by Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$125.00
America the Beautiful - Literature Package
by Charlene Notgrass & Bethany Poore
from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$64.64
America the Beautiful - Maps
by Nate McCurdy & Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$10.00
America the Beautiful - Student Workbook
by Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-6th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$14.00
America the Beautiful - Timeline
by Ray & Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$10.00
America the Beautiful Part 1
by Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$45.00
America the Beautiful Part 2
by Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$45.00
America's Paul Revere
by Esther Forbes
from Sandpiper Books
Biography for 2nd-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$12.99
American Boy's Handy Book
by Daniel Beard
from Dover Publications
for 4th-9th grade
in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN)
$12.95
American History for Young Students III
by Michelle Miller
from TruthQuest History
History Curriculum for 1st-6th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in TruthQuest History (Location: HISCUR-TQ)
$29.95
Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates, illustrated by Nora S. Unwin
from Puffin Books
Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade
1951 Newbery Medal winner
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$7.99
Ancient Civilization Wall Maps (Small)
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$21.00 $14.00 (1 in stock)
Ancient Civilizations & the Bible - Elementary Activity Book
by Diana Waring
from Diana Waring Presents
for 4th-7th grade
in Diana Waring History Revealed (Location: OHIS-DWHR)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Ancient Egypt- Greenleaf Guide
by Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
Ancient Egypt History Curriculum for 2nd-7th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.50 $4.50 (2 in stock)
Ancient Egyptians and their Neighbors
by Marian Broida
from Chicago Review Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$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 Greek Art
Art in History
by Susie Hodge
from Heinemann Educational Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
Ancient History - Intermediate Teacher Guide
by Rebecca Manor
2nd edition from Beautiful Feet Books
for 5th-8th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$24.95
Ancient History - Timeline (Intermediate)
by Rebecca Manor
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 5th-8th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$15.95
Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors
by Marian Broida
from Chicago Review Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient Israel (Location: HISW-ANIS)
$18.95
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)
And Now Miguel
by Joseph Krumgold
from HarperCollins
Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade
1954 Newbery Medal winner
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$5.99
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
Anne of Green Gables
Anne #1
by L. M. Montgomery
from Bantam Books
Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$7.99
Anne of Green Gables
Anne #1
by L. M. Montgomery
from Tundra Books (NY)
Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$19.99
Anne of Green Gables
Anne #1
by L. M. Montgomery
from Tundra Books (NY)
Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$9.99
Anne of Green Gables - Boxed Set
by L. M. Montgomery
from Bantam Books
Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade
in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX)
$63.92
Anno's Journey
by Mitsumasa Anno
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 2nd-Adult
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$14.95
Archimedes and the Door of Science
by Jeanne Bendick
from Bethlehem Books
Biography for 5th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$14.95 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Archimedes and the Door of Science
by Jeanne Bendick
from Purple House Press
Biography for 5th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$10.99
Arithmetic 5-8 Concept Cards
from A Beka Books
for 5rd-8th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$26.00 (2 in stock)
Arithmetic 6 - Answer Key
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$17.00 (7 in stock)
Arithmetic 6 - Curriculum / Lesson Plans
from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$21.50 (1 in stock)
Arithmetic 6 - Set
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$65.00 (1 in stock)
Arithmetic 6 - Tests/Speed Drills Key
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$10.00 (6 in stock)
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