About the book: 2003 / This is not an ordinary story about Japanese school life. Kyon is a first-year student at Northern High School. Behind him in class sits the smart, energetic, and desperately bored Suzumiya Haruhi, who she says has no interest in "ordinary people." She wants to meet psychics, aliens, time travelers and people from parallel worlds. Why with them? “Because they are more interesting!” Soon, Kyon becomes involved in the various adventures of an unusual girl trying to make everyday life more interesting, and discovers that the world around him is much more amazing than he imagined. It's just better for Haruhi not to know about this…