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Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame by Supriya Kelkar [Kelkar, Supriya] is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

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In 1857 India, 12-year-old Meera escapes a life she has no say in—and certain death on her husband's funeral pyre—only to end up a servant to a British general in the East India Company. When a rebellion against British colonizers spreads, she must choose between relative safety in a British household or standing up for herself and her people. India, 1857Meera's future has been planned for her for as long as she can remember. As a child, her parents married her to a boy from a neighboring village whom she barely knows. Later, on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, she prepares to leave her family to live with her husband's—just as her strict religion dictates. But that night, Indian soldiers mutiny against their British commanders and destroy the British ammunition depot, burning down parts of Delhi. Riots follow, and Meera's husband is killed. Upon hearing the news, Meera's father insists that she follow the dictates of their fringe religious sect: She must end her life by...

Who reads Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame?

Author

Supriya Kelkar [Kelkar, Supriya]

Publisher

Lee & Low Books

Published

2021

Language

EN

Category

children's

Subjects

Children'S, Juvenile

Rating

4.5 / 5 (56 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14