Sawako Machida—or "Miss Bernard," as she prefers to be called—is often spotted in the school library holding a book. Whether she has actually read it, however, is a different story. In her own words, Sawako considers actual reading too much effort and would rather just convince others that she spends a lot of time with books. But in the same library where she constantly hangs out, there are other students who love books and are quite upset with her disdainful approach to their favorite titles. As she pretends to read and discuss great literary works among eccentric book lovers, Sawako ends up learning something after all, as well as making new friends along the way.