But print book sales of kids’ titles focused on the Holocaust, part of the World War II canon, rose 13% since 2023, to 350,000 copies last year, according to book tracker Circana BookScan.

How World War II Became the Hottest Book Craze…for Kids Publishers are racing to churn out more historical novels about bombings, spies and young resistance fighters Share ...

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