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The Keeping Place

Isobelle Carmody (2000)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages754 (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age13+
Goodreads4.10/5 (5795)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroVengeance-Driven

Synopsis

When a Misfit is kidnapped, Elspeth finds she has little choice but to join the growing rebellion against the Council. Her extraordinary mental powers could tip the scales of the struggle, but Elspeth feels torn between toppling the corrupt authoritarian regime and seeking clues vital to a more personal quest--her ambition to destroy what remains of the Beforetime weaponmachines.From the Paperback edition.

Is The Keeping Place appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A YA fantasy featuring rebellion against an authoritarian regime with psychic powers and political violence. Moderate action and conflict with kidnapping, mental powers used in combat, and themes of war, but no graphic content or sexuality.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include kidnapping, political violence, and mental manipulation (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with Elspeth's struggle to balance her personal mission with the greater rebellion and her extraordinary mental abilities.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticDystopianPsychic PowersPolitical Fantasy