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.

	Advanced Language Lessons - Teacher Manual Aldine Language Method Part 3 by Frank Ellsworth Spaulding, Catherine T. Bryce, and Huber Gray Buehler from Biblio Bazaar for 7th-10th grade in Miscellaneous Grammar Curriculum (Location: GRA-MISC)
	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, illustrated by Sidney Paget 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $10.95
	Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Awakening of Europe Story of the World Series #3 by M. B. Synge from Yesterday's Classics History Reference for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $13.95
	Awakening of Europe Story of the World Series #3 by M. B. Synge from Living Book Press History Reference for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $9.99
	Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Frances Brundage from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Chestry Oak by Kate Seredy from Purple House Press for 4th-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $15.99
	Comstock's Handbook of Nature Study - Complete Set with Introductions Book by Anna Botsford Comstock from Living Book Press for 6th-9th grade in Anna Comstock's Handbook of Nature-Study (Location: NAT-HONS) $117.37
	Comstock’s Handbook of Nature Study – Trees, Garden Flowers by Anna Botsford Comstock from Living Book Press for 6th-9th grade in Anna Comstock's Handbook of Nature-Study (Location: NAT-HONS) $17.99
	Emma by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.99
	Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne, translated by William Lackland and illustrated by Edouard Riou Illustrated Fir from SeaWolf Press for 5th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Florence Nightingale by Laura E. Richards from Yesterday's Classics Biography for 6th-9th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.95
	Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter from Living Book Press Romance for 7th-10th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $12.99
	Great Gatsby and Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald from SeaWolf Press Realistic Fiction for 9th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.95
	Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge from Living Book Press Realistic Fiction for 4th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $11.99
	In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan from Yesterday's Classics for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $12.95
	In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan from Living Book Press for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.99
	Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $14.95
	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Illustrated by F. H. Townsend from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $11.19
	Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson from Living Book Press Historical Romance for 9th-Adult in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $11.99
	Kidnapped by River Rats William & Catherine Booth by Dave & Neta Jackson from Castle Rock Creative for 3rd-7th grade in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL) $8.99
	King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore from Living Book Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $21.99
	Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.95
	Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Sidney Paget 100th Anniversary Edition from SeaWolf Press for 7th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Men of Iron by Howard Pyle 2^nd edition from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.99
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle from Living Book Press Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $14.99
	Miracle in the Hills by Mary T. Martin Sloop with Legette Blythe from McGraw-Hill for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.00
	Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.99
	Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics for 4th-7th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $22.95
	Our Island Story (B&W Edition) by H. E. Marshall from Living Book Press for 4th-7th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $15.99
	Our Island Story (Color Edition) by H. E. Marshall from Living Book Press for 4th-7th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $28.99
	Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain from Living Book Press Biography for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $17.99
	Persuasion by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Peterkin Papers by Lucretia P. Hale from Living Book Press Humorous Fiction for 7th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.95
	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $11.95
	Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald from Living Book Press Fantasy for 6th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald from Living Book Press Fantasy for 5th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Queen Zixi of Ix The Story of the Magic Cloak by L. Frank Baum from SeaWolf Press for 4th-8th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Race for the Record by Dave and Neta Jackson from Castle Rock Creative for 4th-6th grade in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL) $8.24
	Reading-Literature: First Reader by Harriette Taylor Treadwell, Margaret Free from Yesterday's Classics for 1st-2nd grade in Short Story Anthologies for Kids (Location: FIC-ANTH) $10.95
	Reading-Literature: Second Reader by Harriette Taylor Treadwell, Margaret Free from Yesterday's Classics for 1st-2nd grade in Short Story Anthologies for Kids (Location: FIC-ANTH) $11.95
	Reading-Literature: The Primer by Margaret Free and Harriette Taylor Treadwell, illustrated by Frederick Richardson from Yesterday's Classics for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Short Story Anthologies for Kids (Location: FIC-ANTH) $10.95
	Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Sidney Paget 1905 Illustrated from SeaWolf Press for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $10.95
	Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge from SeaWolf Press for 10th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $6.99
	Secret Garden by Frances Burnett, illustrated by Charles Robinson from SeaWolf Press Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 Illustrated from SeaWolf Press Mystery for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $6.95
	Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics Myth & Legend for 2nd-5th grade in Classics Retold (Location: FIC-RET) $9.95
	Story of Europe From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics European History Reference for 8th-10th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $15.95
	Story of Europe From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation by H. E. Marshall from Ostara Publications European History Reference for 8th-10th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
	Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon from Yesterday's Classics for 5th-8th grade 1922 Newbery Medal winner in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $19.95
	Story of Napoleon The Children's Heroes Series by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $9.95
	Story of Napoleon The Children's Heroes Series by H. E. Marshall; illustrated by Allan Stewart from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99
	Story of the Great Republic by Helene Guerber from Living Book Press History Reference for 4th-8th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
	Story of the Middle Ages by Samuel B. Harding from Yesterday's Classics History Reference for 4th-8th grade in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID) $12.95
	Struggle for Sea Power Story of the World Series #4 by M. B. Synge from Yesterday's Classics History Reference for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $13.95
	Struggle for Sea Power Story of the World Series #4 by M. B. Synge from Living Book Press History Reference for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $10.99
	Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by George Hutchinson 1891 Illustrated from SeaWolf Press Mystery for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.49
	This Country of Ours by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $22.95
	This Country of Ours (B&W Edition) by H. E. Marshall from Living Book Press for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $16.99
	This Country of Ours (Color Edition) by H. E. Marshall from Living Book Press for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE) $29.99
	This Country of Ours Volume 1 The Story of the United States by Donna-Jean A. Breckenridge (Updated by), original by H. E. Marshall from Independently Published for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
	This Country of Ours Volume 2 The Story of the United States by Donna-Jean A. Breckenridge (Updated by), original by H. E. Marshall from Independently Published for 4th-8th grade in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
	Triumph for Flavius by Caroline Dale Snedeker from Hillside Education for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $20.99
	White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.95 $6.50 (1 in stock)

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