Sixteen-year-old Maeve Chambers knows what it's like to be an outcast. The youngest child in a family of geniuses, she studies at a school for the underachievers.One day, Maeve is punished and sent to clean the pantry. There, the girl finds a deck of Tarot cards and comes to an unexpected discovery. It turns out that she has a hidden talent that allows her to understand the special meaning of each card.Maeve becomes very popular at school: there is no end to those who want to get answers to exciting questions. When she tells fortunes to her former best friend Lily, she pulls out an unfamiliar card for the first time, and the next day Lily disappears without a trace. Maeve decides to use the Tarot to find her friend, but has no idea where the magic cards can take her.