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.

	...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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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: Beginning Algebra (as serious as it needs to be) Life of Fred by Stanley Schmidt Expanded edition from Polka Dot Publishing for 7th-8th grade in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $41.65 $30.00 (1 in stock)
	Life of Fred: Elementary Physics (now titled: Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics) from Polka Dot Publishing for 7th-9th grade in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $19.00 (1 in stock)
	Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics from Polka Dot Publishing for 7th-9th grade in Life of Fred Math (Location: MAT-FRED) $33.15 $26.00 (2 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)
	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)
	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)
	Novare Physical Science A Mastery Oriented Curiculum by John D. Mays 3^rd edition from Novare for 7th grade in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV) $86.95 $55.00 (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)
	Rod & Staff Math 7 - Teacher's Manual Part 1 Mastering Mathematics from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 7th Grade in Rod & Staff Math (Location: MAT-R&S) $10.20 (1 in stock)
	Rod & Staff Math 7 - Teacher's Manual Part 2 Mastering Mathematics from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 7th Grade in Rod & Staff Math (Location: MAT-R&S) $10.20 (1 in stock)
	Rod & Staff Spelling 7 - Student Text & Teacher's Edition Spelling By Sound & Structure from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 7th grade in Rod & Staff Spelling (Location: SPE-R&S) $14.88 (2 in stock)
	Rod & Staff Spelling 7 - Student Textbook Spelling By Sound & Structure from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 7th grade in Rod & Staff Spelling (Location: SPE-R&S) $8.08 (2 in stock)
	Rod & Staff Spelling 7 - Teacher's Edition Spelling By Sound & Structure from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. for 7th grade in Rod & Staff Spelling (Location: SPE-R&S) $7.65 (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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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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