You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Medieval Castle!: A Home You'd Rather Not Inhabit - Jacqueline Morley, David Antram
Most kids would agree that living in a castle would be pretty much awesome. And maybe it would be - if you were the lord of said castle. But what about the hundreds (sometimes thousands) of people it took to run a castle? What was life like for them? This book explores that question asking kids to imagine that they are a young girl off to work at the friendly neighborhood castle (based on Rochester Castle in Kent). Not only is the work and lifestyle far from glamorous - including regular beatings and a bed that's a bit too near the garderobe (aka the crapper) - but it also gets dangerous when the castle comes under siege by King John. Our young protagonist must treat the wounded and dying while the food supplies dwindle. I'm making it sound a bit more bleak than it really is. It's really more entertaining and interesting than it is horrifying. The format is a kind of picture book/graphic novel hybrid with illustrations that will likely be very appealing to children. Highly recommended for budding history buffs.

More titles in the You Wouldn't Want to series:

You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy!
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Soldier!
You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Titanic!

And many more! I want to read them all!