Download or read book The Keeping Place written by Isobelle Carmody and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.