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American Born Chinese

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Collection Name: American Born Chinese
Rental Fee: $25 (covers the cost of shipping)
Refundable Deposit: $50 (refunded upon return of collection)
Number of Sets Available: 3

  • Note that all bookings are for four weeks, including shipping time. We will make every effort to ship your set quickly, to increase the chances of it arriving on the start date you choose, but we cannot guarantee a specific arrival date.
  • Please do not book more than one set of the same collection at any one time. Availability is very limited, and we want to give as many people as possible the opportunity to book a set.
  • Start by checking if a collection set is available on your desired dates using the calendar on this page.
  • If the date boxes for the four weeks you would like to book a collection set show any green (either partially or entirely) then the set should be available for booking.
  • Select your desired booking start date on the calendar, and click on the “Book Now” button below the calendar.
  • If a collection set is indeed available for the entire four weeks, beginning on the start date you chose, the calendar will update and a “Checkout” button will appear below it.
  • Click the “Checkout” button, which will take you to the shopping cart screen, and follow the onscreen instructions to complete your booking and payment.
  • 34 copies of the title
  • Printed copy of a Teacher’s Guide including:

Summary of book
Discussion questions and conversation starters
Lesson ideas
Formative, group and individualized assessments
Suggestions for summative assessments
Related titles and suggestions for further reading

  • Book Check Out List (so you can track which student has which book)
  • Library journal (This is a travelling journal that you and your class can write in. Please keep entries appropriate for elementary schoolers. Of course, we’d love to hear what you and your class thought of the books!)
  • Return shipping instructions
  • Return Shipping Label

From Macmillan

Jin Wang starts at a new school where he’s the only Chinese-American student. When a boy from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesn’t want to be associated with an FOB like him. Jin just wants to be an all-American boy, because he’s in love with an all-American girl. Danny is an all-American boy: great at basketball, popular with the girls. But his obnoxious Chinese cousin Chin-Kee’s annual visit is such a disaster that it ruins Danny’s reputation at school, leaving him with no choice but to transfer somewhere he can start all over again. The Monkey King has lived for thousands of years and mastered the arts of kung fu and the heavenly disciplines. He’s ready to join the ranks of the immortal gods in heaven. But there’s no place in heaven for a monkey. Each of these characters cannot help himself alone, but how can they possibly help each other? They’re going to have to find a way—if they want fix the disasters their lives have become.

American Born Chinese is a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature, the winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Coloring, a 2007 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, and a New York Times bestseller.

  1. Borrowers must be over the age of 18.
  2. Borrowers must have a valid credit card to pay for library.
  3. PCC’s Lending Libraries can be checked out for educational purposes only.
  4. Borrowers may check out the libraries for a period of four (4) weeks.
  5. The rental fee for this service is $75. This includes a $50 fully refundable deposit. Please note that this partially covers the cost of shipping. If you would like to make a suggested donation so that we can keep the program rolling, we’d greatly appreciate it!
  6. PCC will provide you with a window of arrival time. As shipping times vary from place to place, it may take a day or two extra if the library is being shipped a greater distance.
  7. All libraries must be postmarked on or before their due date, using the included postage.
  8. Borrowers must maintain the quality and condition of the books so that other students can use them in the future. If books are damaged or missing upon return, PCC will bill you, the borrower, for the missing or damaged materials. Typically, book replacement costs vary between $8 and $15.
  9. Renewals are not available, as we need to ship these libraries out to other educators.

By clicking “Book Now” you are agreeing to the Lending Library Terms and Conditions.