The Many Faces of Ista Flit (Tidemagic #1) by Clare Harlow
ISBN: 0593806743
Genres: Fantasy
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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“Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit” is a middle grade fantasy novel by Clare Harlow, with illustrations by Karl James Mountford. Ista is a young girl searching for her father who has gone missing. She travels to Shelwich, a misty town by the water, to find him. Most people in this book have a magic called a tide-blessing, which is a magical ability given by the tide. Ista is a face changer and can change her appearance. She finds out that more people have disappeared in Shelwich. She befriends two other kids ,Ruby and Nat, and together they try to solve the mystery.

A fun and fantastical story with deep worldbuilding and interesting characters. Illustrations by Mountford at the beginning of each chapter are beautiful and the larger images interspersed throughout are striking. A recommended purchase for libraries where middle grade fantasy is popular.

Reviewed by Kate Radke, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, ME.