I homeschool my kids, so we read a lot of history stories. We just got done reading Judy (it's about a POW dog in WW2 - based on true events). We all loved the book. Parts of it are sad, because war, but the ending is happy.
Our current read aloud is Milkweed, which is a good book, but I loved Judy more.
I'm also reading Target Switzerland. It was recommended in another book we are reading about the world wars. It tells how Switzerland stayed neutral even though they were in the center of the fighting.
Ya, I read for information. lol