About 8 million people died during the holocaust. In the book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys the main character Lina, survived the holocaust. In the book she is so strong and brave to make it through everything that the NKVD put them through.
In the beginning of the book Lina has clean long wavy hair. She has hair the color of honey and bright blue eyes. She wears long skirts and dresses. The night that they took her she was wearing a nightgown and a jacket. Later in the story she has her dresses that are drenched in mud and dirt from digging holes. The NKVD don’t give her much to each and don’t let her shower so her hair becomes knotted and dirty. She also loses lots of wait since she only gets bread after a