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The Leaf Reader

Emily Arsenault

Marnie Wells practices tasseomancy, a form of divination using tea leaves. Months after Andrea disappears, Andrea's friend Matt asks Marnie for help after receiving unsettling emails from someone who claims to be Andrea. Marnie becomes involved with Andrea's circle of friends and is drawn to Matt, though she does not know whether he can be trusted. The police consider the messages a hoax, while Marnie finds disturbing and uncertain images in the tea leaves and discovers a link to her brother's former friend Jimmie.

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Themes
Emotions · Folklore And Mythology · Friendship · Mystery And Discovery
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Soho Teen
Published
June 5, 2018
Pages
240
ISBN-13
9781616959074
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2018Fiction for Young Adults
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