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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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