This third volume in the <em>Haruhi Suzumiya </em>series is a collection of four exciting short stories that chronologically take place before <em>The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya.</em><br><br><em>The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya:</em><br>In her latest attempt to give the S.O.S. Brigade more public exposure, Haruhi signs the group up for the city-wide baseball tournament. <br><br><em>Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody</em>:<br>It's like <em>Back To the Future</em>! In order to prevent an impending disaster, Mikuru takes Kyon back in time, where he meets Haruhi as a seventh grader. <br><br><em>Mysterique Sign</em>:<br>The computer club president at school mysteriously disappears, and it's up to the S.O.S. Brigade to get to the bottom of it!<br><br><em>Remote Island Syndrome:</em><br>It's vacation time when a relative of Itsuki's invites the S.O.S. Brigade to stay at his island villa. But then a dead body turns up, and Haruhi and the gang get mixed up in a thrilling murder mystery.