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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.

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...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)
102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
by Cathy Duffy
from Grove Publishing
for Preschool-Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
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 (2 in stock)
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)
$8.49 $3.60 (1 in stock)
Adam and His Kin
by Ruth Beechick
from Mott Media
Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade
in Ancient History (Location: HISW-ANC)
$4.80 (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)
$10.20 $7.50 (1 in stock)
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)
$6.40 (2 in stock)
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)
$24.00 (1 in stock)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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 About Reading - Divider Cards
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-7th grade
in All About Reading (Location: PHO-AAR)
$4.95 $3.50 (1 in stock)
All About Spelling - Divider Cards
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$6.95 $3.50 (1 in stock)
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 $35.00 (1 in stock)
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-AAUS)
$24.00 (1 in stock)
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-AAUS)
$15.16 $6.00 (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 Greeks
by Allison Lassieur
from Children's Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient Greece (Location: HISW-ANGR)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors
by Marian Broida
from Chicago Review Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Israel (Location: HISW-ANIS)
$16.99 $9.60 (2 in stock)
Anno's Journey
by Mitsumasa Anno
from Puffin Books
for 2nd-Adult
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Archimedes and the Door of Science
by Jeanne Bendick
from Bethlehem Books
Biography for 5th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$12.71 $7.60 (1 in stock)
Arithmetic Charts 3-8
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 3rd-8th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$11.48 (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)
$73.06 $49.00 (1 in stock)
Art of Argument - Student Text
by Aaron Larsen & Joelle Hodge
2nd edition from Classical Academic Press
for 7th-9th grade
in Classical Academic Press Logic (Location: LOG-CAP)
$24.61 $20.00 (1 in stock)
Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Counting & Probability - Text & Solutions (old)
by David Patrick
2nd edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 6th-10th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$49.00 $25.00 (1 in stock)
Art of Problem Solving Prealgebra - Text & Solutions
by Richard Rusczyk, David Patrick, Ravi Boppana
from Art of Problem Solving
for 6th-8th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$59.00 $42.50 (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)
$18.95 $15.00 (2 in stock)
Basics of Critical Thinking
by Michael O. Baker
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-9th grade
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$25.99 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Biology for the Logic Stage - Teacher Guide (old)
by Paige Hudson
2nd edition from Elemental Science
for 7th-8th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Birds of North America Flashcards
from A Beka Books
for 4th-10th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
$13.60 (1 in stock)
Blue Willow
Puffin Newbery Library
by Doris Gates
from Puffin Books
for 4th-7th grade
1941 Newbery Honor Book
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$7.64 $3.60 (1 in stock)
Book of Insects - Student Text (old)
by Arabella Buckley & Julia McNair Wright
1st edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-7th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$9.00 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Book of Insects - Teacher Key
by Laura Bateman
from Memoria Press
for 4th-7th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$17.04 $13.00 (2 in stock)
Book of Insects - Workbook
by Laura Bateman
1st edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-7th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$15.22 $11.50 (1 in stock)
Book of Roots - Answer Key
by Paul O'Brien
from Memoria Press
for 4th-7th grade
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$5.27 $3.50 (2 in stock)
Book of the Ancient Greeks - Student Guide
by Matthew Anderson
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$17.43 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Book of the Ancient Romans - Teacher Guide
by Dorothy Mills
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$17.43 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Book of the Ancient World - Teacher Guide
by Matthew Anderson
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$17.43 $12.00 (3 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)
$17.43 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Book of Trees - Teacher Guide
by Sean Brooks
from Memoria Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$17.04 $11.50 (1 in stock)
Bound for Oregon
by Jean Van Leeuwen
from Puffin Books
Historical Fiction for 4th-7th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$7.64 $3.60 (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)
Building Blocks Book 7 - Laboratory Workbook (old)
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$19.00 (1 in stock)
Building Blocks Book 7 - Science Kit (old)
from Home Science Tools
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$75.00 (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 Spelling Skills Book 7 - Answer Key
from Christian Liberty Press
for 7th grade
in CLP Building Spelling Skills (Location: SPE-CLP)
$5.48 $3.00 (1 in stock)
Building Thinking Skills Book 2 (old)
by Sandra Parks & Howard Black
2nd edition from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-7th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Old Edition Logic (Location: ZCLE-LOG)
$21.00 (1 in stock)
Building Thinking Skills Book 2 (old)
by Sandra Parks & Howard Black
2nd edition from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-7th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Old Edition Logic (Location: ZCLE-LOG)
$8.00 (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)
$39.99 $25.00 (1 in stock)
Building Thinking Skills Level 2
by Sandra Parks & Howard Black
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-7th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Building Thinking Skills (Location: LOG-BTS)
$42.99 $26.00 (1 in stock)
By Right of Conquest
by G. A. Henty
from Preston Speed
Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade
in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
$11.20 (1 in stock)
Call of the Wild
Puffin Classics
by Jack London
2008th edition from Puffin Books
Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade
in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF)
$9.34 $3.60 (1 in stock)
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
by Jean Lee Latham
from Houghton Mifflin
Biography for 5th-9th grade
1956 Newbery Medal winner
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$13.59 $7.20 (1 in stock)
Castle
by David Macaulay
from Graphia
Architecture for 4th-8th grade
1978 Caldecott Honor Book
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$14.44 $6.40 (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)
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)
Chemistry for the Logic Stage - Teacher Guide
by Paige Hudson
from Elemental Science
for 5th-8th grade
in Elemental Science (Location: SCICUR-ELE)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Chemistry Level I - Teacher's Manual (old)
Real Science-4-Kids
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 5th-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Child's Geography Volume V (old)
by Terry Johnson
from Knowledge Quest
for 1st-8th grade
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$20.00 $14.00 (1 in stock)
Children of Odin
by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Willy Pogany
from Macmillan
Norse Mythology for 3rd-8th grade
$32.00 (1 in stock)
China's Later Dynasties
by Suzanne Strauss Art
from Pemblewick Press
for 6th-9th grade
in China (Location: HISMC-CHI)
$16.00 (2 in stock)
Christian Kids Explore Physics (old)
by Robert & Elizabeth Ridlon
from Bright Ideas Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$17.50 (1 in stock)
Christian Studies Book III - Student Book
by Cheryl & Leigh Lowe
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 5th-7th grade
in Memoria Press Christian Studies (Location: BIB-MPCS)
$17.43 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Christian Studies Book IV - Reader
by Cheryl & Leigh Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Christian Studies (Location: BIB-MPCS)
$11.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Christian Studies Book IV - Teacher Book
by Cheryl & Leigh Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Christian Studies (Location: BIB-MPCS)
$20.19 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Citizen's Handbook
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)
Civil War for Kids
by Janis Herbert
from Chicago Review Press
Activity Guide for 4th-7th grade
in American Civil War Era (1850-1865) (Location: HISA-19CW)
$14.41 $9.60 (2 in stock)
Classic Konos Character Curriculum - Obedience
by Jessica Hulcy and Carole Thaxton
from KONOS
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in KONOS Unit Studies (Location: CUR-KON)
$45.00 (1 in stock)
Classic Konos Character Curriculum - Orderliness
by Jessica Hulcy and Carole Thaxton
from KONOS
for Kindergarten-8th grade
in KONOS Unit Studies (Location: CUR-KON)
$40.00 (1 in stock)
Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun
by Rhoda Blumberg
from HarperCollins
Historical Non-Fiction for 4th-8th grade
1986 Newbery Honor Book
in Japan (Location: HISMC-JAP)
$8.49 $5.60 (2 in stock)
Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun
by Rhoda Blumberg
1st 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)
Conversations from the Garden
by Marcia Brim
from Brimwood Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Tools for Young Historians (Location: BIBWV-TYH)
$10.40 $10.00 (1 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)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Critical Thinking Detective Book 1
Critical Thinking Detective
from Critical Thinking Books
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$9.99 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Crypto Mind Benders: Classic Jokes
by Nile Duppstadt II
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-12th grade
in Mind Benders (Location: LOG-CTMB)
$10.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Crypto Mind Benders: Famous Quotations
by Nile Duppstadt II
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-12th grade
in Mind Benders (Location: LOG-CTMB)
$10.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
by Edgar & Ingri D'Aulaire
from Yearling
Greek Mythology for 4th-8th grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$16.99 $11.20 (2 in stock)
Daily Mind Builders - Language Arts
by Jennifer Gottstein
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$16.99 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Daily Mind Builders - Science
by Jennifer Gottstein
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$16.99 $11.50 (2 in stock)
Daily Mind Builders - Social Studies
by Jennifer Gottstein
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$16.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Dangerous Book for Boys
by Conn & Hal Iggulden
2013 Reissue from William Morrow & Company
for 3rd-Adult
in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN)
$4.80 (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)
Diary of an Early American Boy
by Eric Sloane
from Dover Publications
American History Reference for 4th-8th grade
in Pioneer & Frontier Life (Location: HISA-19PIO)
$13.56 $6.80 (1 in stock)
Dimensions Math 7A - Teaching Notes & Solutions
from Star Publishing
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$32.00 $22.00 (1 in stock)
Dimensions Math 7A - Workbook Solutions
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$19.00 $13.00 (2 in stock)
Dimensions Math 7B - Workbook Solutions
from Singapore Math
for 7th grade
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$19.00 $13.00 (1 in stock)
Discovering Mathematics 1 - Workbook
by Chow Wai Keung & Yong Fook Meng
from Star Publishing
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Discovering Mathematics 1 - Workbook Teacher Edition
by Chow Wai Keung & Yong Fook Meng
from Star Publishing
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Discovering Mathematics 1A - Textbook
Discovering Mathematics
by Chow Wai Keung
from Star Publishing
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Math (Location: OMAT)
$12.00 (2 in stock)
Do Hard Things
by Alex & Brett Harris
from Multnomah Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Dobry
by Monica Shannon; illustrated by Atanas Katchamakoff
15th printing 1967 from Viking Press
for 4th-8th grade
1935 Newbery Medal winner
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$16.00 (1 in stock)
Don't Know Much About the 50 States
by Kenneth C. Davis
Reprint from HarperCollins
for 4th-8th grade
in United States Geography (Location: GEO-REFUS)
$10.19 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Dr. Dooriddles B2
by John H. Doolittle
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-7th grade
in Dr. Funster & Dr. Dooriddles (Location: LOG-DR)
$10.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Drawing with Children
by Mona Brookes
2nd edition from Penguin Putnam
for 2nd-8th grade
in Art & Drawing Reference (Location: ELE-ARTREF)
$16.96 $8.80 (2 in stock)
Drawn into the Heart of Reading - Teacher's Guide
by Carrie Austin
from Heart of Dakota
for 2nd-8th grade
in Heart of Dakota Curriculum (Location: CUR-HOD)
$25.50 (2 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 (2 in stock)
Drive Thru History America: Foundations of Character - Set
by David Barton, Nita Thomas
from Tyndale House
for 6th-10th grade
in Drive Thru History with Dave Stotts (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Earth Science & Astronomy for the Logic Stage (old)
by Paige Hudson
2nd edition from Elemental Science
for 5th-8th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$18.00 (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)
$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)
$11.01 $5.00 (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)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
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