This is a fun page for our family to provide because we love to find bargains on books and educational materials! A family hobby is to collect quality used books from used books sales and rummage sales.

There are two parts to this page:  CNS Materials and Used Books. We will be working to keep this page as current as possible, but please e-mail used book/material requests before mailing an order so we can verify the availability. Shipping information is provided in the notes at the beginning of each part.

Occasionally we get some great deals on new materials. Check current titles on the Super Bargains page.

Defective/Damaged CNS MATERIALS

Notes:
1) All used items are sold at a 50% discount from the retail price (if the retail price is not listed, obtain it from the appropriate page on this website -- links are provided below).

2) Some reasons why an item would be available for a reduced price:  light printing (but still readable), a crunched corner, a cover that does not pass inspection, a crooked right edge cut on a booklet, materials that have been damaged in shipping.

3) If more than one copy is available, the number of copies available is listed in parentheses at the end of the title.

4) You may add an item(s) from the CNS MATERIALS list to your order blank and still pay the low shipping rate of $2.00 per order.

5) Please clearly write the word DAMAGED after each title on the order blank.

LITERATURE GUIDES:
Study Guides:
Note: The following guides are in booklet format unless a different format is indicated:                  
The Magician’s Nephew, book written by C. S. Lewis (3 copies)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book by C. S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy, book by C. S. Lewis (2 copies)
Prince Caspian, book by C. S. Lewis (6 copies)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, book by C. S. Lewis
The Silver Chair, book by C. S. Lewis
The Last Battle, book by C.S. Lewis (3 copies available)
Little Pilgrim’s Progress (7 copies available), Helen L. Taylor
The Two Towers (2 copies available), J.R.R. Tolkien
Listen for the Whippoorwill, the Jacksons
Escape from the Slave Traders, the Jacksons (2 copies)
Kidnapped by River Rats, the Jacksons
Blinded by the Shining Path, the Jacksons (3-hole format -- $2.00 each)
Race for the Record (in 3-hole punch format -- $2.00)
Assassins in the Cathedral (3-hole-punch format -- $2.00 each)
Sarah Whitcher’s Story, book written by Elizabeth Yates
A Christmas Carol, book by Charles Dickens
The Other Kitten, book by Patricia St. John
Study Guide Book for TRAILBLAZERS featuring Amy Carmichael, by Dave and Neta Jackson
  (this book contains 5 complete guides  -- the regular price is $19.99; this one is available for $10.00)  

Mini-Guides:
The retail price of each mini-guide is $4.00, so the reduced price is $2.00 each.
Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express (2 copies)
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
Sarah Whitcher’s Story
Little Pilgrim’s Progress (3 copies)
The Courage of Sarah Noble
The Matchlock Gun
The Cabin Faced West
Reproducible sheets for Little Pilgrim’s Progress ($.50)
Reproducible sheets for Vinegar Boy ($.50)

BASIC BOOKLETS:
The retail price of each of the Basic Booklets listed below is $4.00, so the reduced price is $2.00 each.
Books for Boys (18 copies available)
More Books for Boys (2 copies)
Good Books for Teenage Girls
Pastimes in Picture Books (4 copies available)
The Story Corner
Tips for Learning World Languages at Home (9 copies available)

AMERICA:
“Land of the Pilgrims’ Pride” (1st study -- blue spiral binding) Reduced price is $17.50*
“From Every Mountainside” (2nd study -- blue spiral binding) Reduced price is $17.50*
“Let Freedom Ring” (3rd study -- blue spiral binding) Reduced price is $17.50*
*Note: If you purchase all three (Studies #1-3), the price is $50.00
“‘Til Success Be Nobleness” (5th study -- blue spiral binding) Reduced price is $17.50
 

THE USED AND DAMAGED CNS MATERIALS PART OF THIS PAGE
WAS UPDATED FOR AVAILABILITY ON February 22, 2010.

    
USED BOOKS*
in
Like New, Gently Used, or Used Condition
*DISCLAIMER
Members of our family chose each book listed below for one or more of a variety of reasons: 
We have read the book so we know we like it and want to pass it on,
we have read other books by the author or in a series,
it has been recommended by others, it is an old book, it is a classic, it is on a reading list, etc.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE NOT READ EVERY BOOK!

NOTES:1) PRICES: Paperback books are $1.00 each and Hardcover books are $2.00 each unless a different price is printed in parentheses. If the letters HD (which stands for HARDCOVER) are not present in the parentheses, it is a paperback book.
2) SHIPPING: CNS offers a low shipping rate -- $2.00 per order.  That basic shipping rate applies to Used Books, but an additional $1.00 per book mailing rate is also necessary. 
     For example, if you were to order one book from this Used Book section, you would pay $3.00 shipping; if you order two books, you pay $4.00 shipping, 3 books = $5.00 shipping.
     The CNS order blank has the $2.00 shipping charge printed on it.  It also has an extra blank labeled Extra Shipping for Used Books; add the extra shipping of $1.00 for each used book on this line. If you are placing an order for any new CNS material(s), the $2.00 shipping rate does not have to be duplicated. For example, if you were to order a new study guide and one used book, you would pay $3.00 shipping.
     A lower shipping rate may be available for large orders (10 or more books).  Contact CNS with a list of titles you are interested in ordering.
3) CONDITION: We look for books in excellent and very good condition, so most of the books listed on this page are in excellent/very good condition.  We only purchase books in good or used condition if we know for sure that it is a quality title. The covers of all books have been wiped with a damp cloth; each page of board books have been wiped.
     If you are interested in knowing the condition of a book(s), send CNS an e-mail listing the title(s). Each book will be rated as follows: 
EX = Excellent* (like new -- you can’t tell it is a used book)
VG = Very Good* (gently used -- you can hardly tell that it is a used book)
GD = Good (you can tell it is a used book, but it is still in good condition)
US = Used (it is obviously a used book)
*I give books that are rated in Excellent or Very Good condition to my children as gifts.
4) ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS: Please write USED after each title on the order blank.
5) If there is more than one copy listed, they may or may not be the same edition; check with CNS before ordering if obtaining the same edition is important to you. 
6) AVAILABILITY: We try to keep this list up-to-date, but please e-mail or call to verify availability before ordering.
7) If possible, visit our booth at conventions (see the Contact Us page for the convention schedule); we offer hundreds of used books -- and there is no mailing charge!

TITLES and AUTHORS

BOOKS for CHILDREN and TEENS:

Hardy Boy Books, Franklin W. Dixon (HD -- 43 individual titles -- copyright dates from the 1930s to the 1970s; e-mail or call for a list of the titles and for a price for an individual book or for all of the books -- a special price for the books and the shipping will be available for a person who is interested in purchasing all of the books)

Little House Boxed Set -- 9 books in Very Good to New Condition  $20.00 (a special mailing rate of
$5.00 is available for this boxed set) The set includes all of the 8 books listed below (plus By the Shores of Silver Lake)  Note: The box is also in Very Good condition. 

Little House in the Big Woods, Laura Ingalls Wilder (4 copies)

Little House on the Prairie, L. I. Wilder (2 copies)

Farmer Boy, L. I. Wilder

On the Banks of Plum Creek, L. I. Wilder (4 copies)

The Long Winter, L. I. Wilder

Little Town on the Prairie, L. I. Wilder

These Happy Golden Years, L. I. Wilder

The First Four Years, L. I. Wilder
Note:  The books list above almost make a complete set; the only book that is missing in the
9-book set is: By the Shores of Silver Lake.

More books written by Laura or written about her and her family:
Laura -- The Life of Laura Ingalls, Wilder, Donald Zochert

Little Town at the Crossroads, Maria D. Wilkes (The Caroline Years)

Going to Town (My First Little House Books), a picture book adapted from the Little House books

School Days -- A Little House Chapter Book, Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pioneer Girl, Megan Stine

Young Pioneers, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ten Boys Who Made History, Irene Howat

Room in the Stable -- The Animals Share Christmas, Crystal Bowman (HD -- $1.00)

Sounder, William H. Armstrong

The Call of the Wild, Jack London

Ben Hur, Lew Wallace (adapted by William Kottmeyer)

The Birds’ Christmas Carol, Kate Douglas Wiggin

Little Women, adapted by Laurie Lawlor

Black Beauty, adapted for young readers

White Fang, Jack London

Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

Black Beauty, Anna Sewell (3 copies)

Understood Betsy, Dorothy Canfield Fisher

The Chronicles of Narnia (all 7 books contained in one large book -- $3.00; the original price on the book is $19.99).

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis (6 copies)

The Magician’s Nephew, C. S. Lewis

The Last Battle, C. S. Lewis (HD)

The Horse and His Boy, C. S. Lewis

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C. S. Lewis (HD)

Prince Caspian, C. S. Lewis (HD)

The Chronicles of Narnia -- Aslan (a picture book -- $.50)

Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine (2 copies)

Seven Alone, Honore Morrow

Calico Bush, Rachel Field

The Hundred Dresses, Eleanor Estes

The Trumpet of the Swan, E. B. White

Stuart Little, E. B. White (2 copies)

Charlotte’s Web (2 copies)

The Incredible Journey, Sheila Burnford (2 copies)

Heidi Grows Up, Charles Tritten

Jenny Wren, Dawn L. Watkins

The Giver, Lois Lowry (4 copies)

Ginger Pye, Eleanor Estes (2 copies)

The Middle Moffat, Eleanor Estes

The Mystery of the Missing Cat, Gertrude Chandler Warner (a Boxcar Children book)

From These Shores, Helga Skogsbergh

Mossflower, Brian Jacques

The Outcast of Redwall, Brian Jacques

She Said Yes, Misty Bernall

Streams to the River, River to the Sea, Scott O’Dell

Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell

Bright Star, Bright Dawn, Scott O’Dell (2 copies -- one is $.50; the other is $.75)

Woodsong, Gary Paulsen

Betsy’s Little Star, Carolyn Haywood

Miss Hickory, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

Gypsy Girl, Rumer Godden

The White Stallion, Elizabeth Shub

Centerburg Tales, Robert McCloskey

Homer Price, Robert McCloskey (3 copies)

Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery (2 copies)

Anne of Avonlea (HD)

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew, Margaret Sidney

The High King, Lloyd Alexander (3 copies)

The Book of Three, Lloyd Alexander

The Fellowship of the Ring, J. R. R. Tolkien (2 copies)

The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien

Stone Fox, John Reynolds Gardiner

Sixteen and Away from Home, Arleta Richardson

The Enormous Egg, Oliver Butterworth

Ben Franklin and His First Kite (Ready-to-Read Childhood of Famous Americans), S. Krensky

Thomas Edison to the Rescue! (Ready-to-Read Childhood of Famous Americans), H. Goldsmith

Biscuit (My First I Can Read Book), Alyssa Satin Capucilli (2 copies)

Tall in the Saddle, Argentina Palacios

Amelia Bedelia, Peggy Parish

Thank You, Amelia Bedelia, Peggy Parish

Little Bear’s Visit, Else Holmelund Minarik

The True Story of Pocahontas, Lucille Recht Penner

The Perfect Pony, Carinne Demas

Dreamer -- Inspired by a true story, Tracey West

Shark Attack, Cathy East Dubowski

The Warrior Maiden -- a Hopi Legend, Ellen Schecter

Diamonds and Toads -- a Classic Fairy Tale, Ellen Schecter

Nate the Great and the Lost List, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Amelia Earhart -- Courage in the Sky, Mona Kerby

Peter Pan (a Young Classics DK book), retold by Michael Johnstone

The Big Balloon Race, Eleanor Coerr (HD)

Margaret Pumphrey’s Pilgrim Stories, Elvajean Hall (2 copies)

Micro Monsters (a Level 4 DK Eyewitness Reader), Christopher Maynard

The Story of Daniel Boone, William Cunningham

Shiloh, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (3 copies)

Abraham Lincoln, Anne Colver

Great Book of Whodunit Puzzles -- Mini-Mysteries for You to Solve, Falcon Travis

All-of-a-Kind Family, Sydney Taylor

More All-of-a-Kind Family, Sydney Taylor

Animals Do the Strangest Things, Leonora and Arthur Hornblow

The World of Pooh (The Complete Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner), A. A. Milne

The Pooh Story Book, A. A. Milne (HD--$1.00)

. . . If You Grew Up with George Washington, Ruth Belov Gross

. . . If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln, Ann McGovern

A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman, David A. Adler

I Am An American -- A True Story of Japanese Internment, Jerry Stanley

The World God Made (God’s Creation Series), Edward J. Shewan

Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists -- Pierre Auguste Renoir, Mike Venezia

A Coloring Book of Ancient Greece -- with Illustrations from Artists of Those Times

A Coloring Book of Ancient Egypt -- with Illustrations from Artists of Those Times

Chemistry for Every Kid -- 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work, Janice VanCleave

Geography for Every Kid -- Easy Activities that Make Learning Geography Fun, Janice VanCleave

Cobblestone Magazine -- Mount St. Helens:  An American Volcano

Cobblestone Magazine -- African American Inventors

Cobblestone Magazine -- The Mormon Pioneer Trail

Cobblestone Magazine -- Checking Out Libraries

Lewis and Clark for Kids -- Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities, Janis Herbert

An Usborne Guide -- Rocks & Fossils, Martyn Bramwell

Usborne Young Puzzle Books, Susannah Leigh

Abandoned on the Wild Frontier, Dave & Neta Jackson (This book is out-of-print.)

The Betrayer’s Fortune, Dave & Neta Jackson (This book is out-of-print.)

Imprisoned in the Golden City, Dave & Neta Jackson

Beagle in a Backpack, Ben M. Baglio

Terrior in the Tinsel, Ben M. Baglio

Cats at the Campground, Ben M. Baglio

Caddie Woodlawn, Carol Ryrie Brink (6 copies)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Barbara Robinson

The Best School Year Ever, Barbara Robinson

Where Bugles Call, Lee Roddy

The Fiddler’s Secret, Lois Walfrid Johnson

Davy Crockett, Young Rifleman (Childhood of Famous Americans Series), A. W. Parks

Jim Thorpe, Olympic Champion (CFA Series), Guernsey Van Riper, Jr.

Albert Einstein, Young Thinker, Marie Hammontree

The Ugly Duckling, retold by Lilian Moore

Penguin Pete and Little Tim, Marcus Pfister

The Classic Tale of The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams (HD)

Pancakes for Breakfast, Tomie DePaola

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Virginia Lee Burton

Grandfather Counts, Andrea Cheng (a Reading Rainbow book)

Stellaluna, Janell Cannon

Shannon -- A Chinatown Adventure San Francisco, 1880 (Girlhood Journeys), K. Kudlinski

The Secret Soldier -- The Story of Deborah Sampson, Ann McGovern

Blue Willow, Doris Gates (3 copies)

The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting

Girl in Blue, Ann Rinaldi

On the Far Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George

My Side of the Mountain, J. C. George (2 copies)

Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George (3 copies)

Julie’s Wolf Pack, J. C. George (2 copies)

Julie, J. C. George (2 copies)

Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan (2 copies)

Caleb’s Story, Patricia MacLachlan (5 copies)

The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Beverly Cleary

Socks, Beverly Cleary

Letters from Rifka, Karen Hesse (2 copies)

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Judith Kerr

Miracles on Maple Hill, Virginia Sorensen (2 copies)

Pedro’s Journal, Pam Conrad

Secret of the Andes, Ann Nolan Clark

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor (2 copies)

Let the Circle Be Unbroken, Mildred D. Taylor

The Well, Mildred D. Taylor (2 copies)

Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls (2 copies)

Journey to America, Sonia Levitin

Misty of Chincoteague, Marguerite Henry

King of the Wind, Marguerite Henry

The Whipping Boy, Sid Fleischman

Kavik, The Wolf Dog, Walt Morey

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain (8 copies)

More Sports Bloopers -- More Weird, Wacky and Unexpected Moments in Sports, Phyllis and
  Zander Hollander

Call It Courage, Armstrong Sperry (2 copies)

The Golden Fleece, Padriac Colum

Shadow of a Bull, Maia Wojciechowska

The Trumpeter of Krakow, Eric P. Kelly (HD)

Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes

The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli

Number the Stars, Lois Lowry (3 copies)

The Enchanted Castle, E. Nesbit

In His Steps, Charles M. Sheldon

Baby’s First Bible (An English-Spanish Board Book) -- $2.00

The Courage of Sarah Noble, Alice Dalgliesh

Hannah’s Helping Hands, Jean Van Leeuwen

The White Stallion, Elizabeth Shub

Roller Skates, Ruth Sawyer

BOOKS for OLDER TEENS and ADULTS

Christy, Catherine Marshall (2 copies)

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens (4 copies)

This Present Darkness, Frank E. Peretti

A Gown of Spanish Lace, Janette Oke

I’m So Glad You Told Me What I didn’t Wanna Hear, Barbara Johnson

God’s Most Precious Jewels are Crystallized Tears -- True Stories of Women Who Turned Their     Misery into Ministry, Barbara Johnson

Let’s Read About Finding Books They’ll Love to Read, Bernice E. Cullinan

Read to Me:  Raising Kids Who Love to Read, Bernice E. Cullinan

The Blessing, Gary Smalley & John Trent

A Cup of Comfort for Women -- Stories that celebrate the strength & grace of womanhood,
  edited by Colleen Sell

Purpose Driven Youth Ministry -- 9 Essential Foundations for Healthy Growth, D. Fields (HD)

At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon (HD)

The Prayer of Jabez, Bruce Wilkinson (HD)

30 Days to Understanding the Bible, Max Anders

Hide or Seek, Dr. James Dobson

A Song in Siberia -- The True Story of a Russian Church That Could Not Be Silenced,
  Anita and Peter Deyneka, Jr.

Questions of Life -- A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith, Nicky Gumbe

The New Read-Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease

The Power of a Promise Kept, Life Stories by Gregg Lewis (HD)

And the Angels Were Silent, Max Lucado (HD)

The Indwelling, Tim LaHaye (HD) Left Behind Series

Desecration, Tim LaHaye (HD) Left Behind Series (2 copies)

Left Behind, Tim LaHaye -- Left Behind Series

Glorious Appearing (HD) Left Behind Series

The Mark, Tim LaHaye (HD) Left Behind Series

Say To This Mountain, Bodie Thoene

Shiloh Autumn, Bodie Thoene (HD)

The Ultimate Audition Book for Teens -- 111 One-Minute Monologues, Janet B. Milstein

To Gather the Wind, Bodie & Brock Thoene (The Wayward Wind Series)

Judith -- Martyred Missionary of Russia, N. I. Saloff-Astakhoff

Emma, Jane Austen (3 copies)

The Prayer of Jabez (book with pictures -- perfect for families), Bruce Wilkinson (HD)

The Great Houdini, Beryl Williams

The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel

The Case for Christianity, C.S. Lewis (HD) $1.00

The Used Book part of this page was updated on February 15, 2010.

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