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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (light novel)

By Nagaru Tanigawa
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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya follows Kyon as he wakes up one week before Christmas in a strange alternate reality where the SOS Brigade never existed. Haruhi attends a different school, Nagato is just human, and Mikuru doesn’t recognise him. With only a mysterious bookmark left by the robot Nagato, Kyon embarks on a time-travel quest to unravel the mystery, revisiting events from a previous story. This quirky holiday tale echoes classics like A Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life.
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This light novel fits children and young teens interested in fantasy, time travel, and holiday stories with a mix of humour and mystery.

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What if you woke up one morning, and everything had changed?

It's one week before Christmas Eve, and Haruhi and the rest of the SOS Brigade are gearing up for holiday festivities. But just before the fun kicks off, Kyon, the only normal member, wakes up in a weird alternate dimension. In this strange world, Haruhi attends another school entirely, Nagato the time-travelling robot is just an ordinary human, and Mikuru (the cute girl of Kyon's dreams) doesn’t even recognise him—in other words, the SOS Brigade never existed.

The only clue Kyon can find is a bookmark left by the robot version of Nagato, which leads him on a quest back in time. There, he once again encounters the events of Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody, a short story from the previous Haruhi book, The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya.

This fun and quirky holiday tale is reminiscent of A Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781975322861

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 February 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 215g

Pages: 200

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Nagaru Tanigawa Yen Press Young Adult

About the Author

Nagaru Tanigawa is a Japanese author best known for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for which he won the grand prize at the eighth annual Sneaker Awards.

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