Defective/Damaged CNS MATERIALS
and
 USED BOOKS

used little house
used weather
USED bbhouse
usedchron
used best christmas
used hatchet
used odell
used elspeth
used sioux
used misty's
used christmas box
used jabez
used fish lady
used angels silent

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 letter (D) after each title on the order blank.   

LITERATURE GUIDES:
Study Guides
(in booklet form):
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book written by C.S. Lewis (2 copies available)
The Last Battle, book by C.S. Lewis
Little Pilgrim’s Progress (10 copies available), Helen Taylor
The Two Towers (4 copies available), J.R.R. Tolkien
Escape from the Slave Traders, a TRAILBLAZER book by the Jacksons
Kidnapped by River Rats, the Jacksons
Runaway’s Revenge
Shanghaied to China, the Jacksons
Sarah Whitcher’s Story, book written by Elizabeth Yates
Mini-Guides:
The retail price of each mini-guide is $4.00, so the reduced price is $2.00 each.
Dust for Dinner (2 copies available)
The Golden Goblet (6 copies available)
Vinegar Boy (3 copies available)
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
Heidi

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 (13 copies available)
Design a Reading Quilt (4 copies available)
Good Books for Teenage Girls (4 copies available)
The Story Corner (3 copies available)
Pastimes in Picture Books

AMERICA (Price List):
“Let Freedom Ring (3rd study -- three hole punched) Reduced price is $17.50
“‘Til Success Be Nobleness” (5th study -- blue spiral binding) Reduced price is $17.50

 

                                           USED BOOKS*
*
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 word letters HD (which stands for HARDCOVER) is not present in the parentheses, it is a paperback book.
 
2) 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 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.

3) Please write the word USED after each title on the order blank.

4) 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* (new condition -- you can’t tell it is a used book)
VG = Very Good* (almost new -- 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.

 

TITLES and AUTHORS

BOOKS for CHILDREN and TEENS:

Little House Friends, Laura Ingalls Wilder

A New Little Cabin -- Caroline Book #5, adapted by Maria D. Wilkes

Weather, DK Eyewitness Explorers, John Farndon (HD)

Robin Hood, adapted (HD)

The Birchbark House, Louise Erdrich

The White Stallion, Elizabeth Shub

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis ($3.00) Note:  This is one thick book that contains all of
  the seven books in the Chronicles of Narnia series.  See the picture at the left.

Where’s Waldo Now?, Martin Handford (HD-$1.00)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Barbara Robinson

Margaret Pumphrey’s Pilgrim Stories, Revised and Expanded by Elvajean Hall

The Tiny Seed, Eric Carle (a picture book)

Katy and the Big Snow, Virginia Lee Burton (a picture book)

The Wind Blew, Pat Hutchins (a picture book)

Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, Leo Lionni (a picture book)

Hatchet, Gary Paulsen

Brian’s Winter, Gary Paulsen

Blue Willow, Doris Gates

The Golden Fleece -- and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles, Padriac Colum

Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride, George Selden

Timothy of the Cay, Theodore Taylor

Call It Courage, Armstrong Sperry (HD)

Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift retold by Marie Stuart (HD -- a Ladybird Classic)

The Long Winter, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan

The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Beverly Cleary

Ribsy, Beverly Cleary (HD $1.00)

Ramona and Her Mother, Beverly Cleary

Secret of the Andes, Ann Nolan Clark

There’s An Owl in the Shower, Jean Craighead George

Hound at the Hospital, Animal Ark, Ben M. Baglio

The Story of Sitting Bull, Lisa Eisenberg

I Can Read About The First Thanksgiving, J. I. Anderson

The Giver, Lois Lowry

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Illustrated Classic, Victor Hugo ($.50)

Sing Down the Moon, Scott O’Dell

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

Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell

100 People Who Changed America, Scholastic

Benjamin Franklin, Victoria Sherrow

When We Were Very Young, A.A. Milne

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol (Ladybird Classic), Charles Dickens (HD $1.00)

In the Chat Room with God, Todd & Jedd Hafer

The Mystery of the Vanishing Present, Elspeth C. Murphy

The Mystery of the Laughing Cat, E. C. Murphy

If I Were President, compiled by Peggy Gavan

What is War? What is Peace? 50 Questions & Answers for Kids, Richard Rabinowitz

101 Wacky Facts About Mummies, Jack C. Harris

Writing for Young Adults, Sherry Garland

. . . If You Lived with the Sioux Indians, Ann McGovern

The Babysitter’s Handbook, American Red Cross

Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White ($.50)

Fairy Tales to Read Aloud, Hans Christian Andersen

Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski

Mr. President -- A Book of U.S. Presidents, George Sullivan

Prince Caspian, C.S. Lewis

The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien

Let the Circle Be Unbroken, M.D. Taylor

Let the Circle Be Unbroken, M.D. Taylor

The Road to Memphis, M.D. Taylor

Misty’s Twilight, Marguerite Henry

Princess -- a journal

Number the Stars, Lois Lowry

They Led the Way -- 14 American Women, Johanna Johnston

Sara Crewe, Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett

Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Avonlea, L.M. Montgomery

Anne’s House of Dreams, L.M. Montgomery

Because of Winn Dixie, Kate DeCamillo

Because of Winn Dixie, Kate DiCamillo

The Tiger Rising, Kate DiCamillo

Paddington Takes the Air, Michael Bond

Dog!, Prudence Andrew

Oliver Twist (Wishbone Classics), Charles Dickens

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Wishbone Classics), R. L. Stevenson

More Crazy Laws, Dick Hyman

Anne of Avonlea, L.M. Montgomery (HD)

The Borrowers Afloat, Mary Norton

The Borrowers Afield, Mary Norton

 

BOOKS for OLDER TEENS and ADULTS:

Leaking Laffs Between Pampers and Depends, Barbara Johnson

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

Women of Faith -- New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs (NKJV)

The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway (HD)

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 Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans (HD)

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)

A Gown of Spanish Lace, Janette Oke

Brothers -- Calling Men Into Vital Relationships (a Promise Keeper book), Geoff Gorsuch

Promise Builders Study Series, Bob Horner, Ron Ralston, David Sunde

A Life God Rewards, Bruce Wilkinson (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 Gumbel

The Complete Scholarship Book -- 3rd Edition

The New Read-Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease

The New Read-Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease

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

The Fisherman’s Lady, George MacDonald

North to the Pole, Will Steger (HD-$1.00)

And the Angels Were Silent, Max Lucado (HD)

The Indwelling, Tim LaHaye (HD) Left Behind Series

Desecration, Tim LaHaye (HD) Left Behind Series

Desecreation, Tim LaHaye (HD) Left Behind Series

Left Behind, Tim LaHaye -- Left Behind Series

Glorious Appearing (HD) Left Behind Series

The Mark, Tim LaHaye (HD) Left Behind Series

The American Heritage Dictionary -- 4th edition -- 21st century reference

The Day Christ Was Born, Jim Bishop (HD)

In My Father’s House, Bodie Thoene

Say To This Mountain, Bodie Thoene

Shiloh Autumn, Bodie Thoene (HD)

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

A Walk to Remember, Nicholas Sparks

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

Read All About It! Great Read-Aloud Stories, Poems, & Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and        Teens, Edited by Jim Trelease

 

CURRICULUM:

To Kill a Mockingbird Sparknotes

Summer Bridge Activities -- Reading Writing, Arithmetic and Language -- Preparing 5th grade        students for the grade ahead Note:  110 pp. (12 have writing on them)