Marnie Wells is not one of the popular kids. She lives with her eccentric grandma and troubled older brother. But Marnie has a rare skill...she reads tea leaves. Marnie found a book about reading tea leaves and begins to tell fortunes. For a strange reason, Marnie finds it calming to read the leaves. Matt, a popular jock, is heartbroken over the disappearnce last year of his girlfriend and comes to Marnie to help find her. As they find more clues to her disappearance, Marnie learns more about Matt. Not all of it is good. Is Matt dangerous? Was he involved in his girlfriends disappearance or possible murder? The Leaf Reader is a gem of a thriller with a smart, funny heroine.