2014 CDA Book Award Winners
The recipients are:
AWARD
Title:
A Disease in the Public Mind
Author:
Thomas Fleming
About
In this riveting, character-driven history, one of our most respected historians traces the diseases in the public mind—the distortions of reality—that destroyed George Washington’s vision of a united America and inflicted the tragedy that still divide’s the nation’s soul.
CITATION
Title:
The Girls of Atomic City-The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
Author:
Denise Kiernan
About
The Girls of Atomic City tells the true story of the young women who unknowingly helped build the atomic bomb. During World War II, thousands were recruited to the secret town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee—an off-the-map community consuming more electricity than New York City. Tasked with mysterious jobs and forbidden to ask questions, they worked tirelessly without knowing the purpose of their efforts. Only after the bomb dropped on Hiroshima did they learn the truth. Drawing from firsthand accounts, Denise Kiernan brings their voices to life in this compelling, little-known chapter of American history, rich with courage, secrecy, and sacrifice.
SPECIAL CITATION
Title:
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children
Author:
Jan Pinborough
Illustrator:
Debby Atwell
About
Once upon a time, American children couldn’t borrow library books. Reading wasn’t all that important for children, many thought. Luckily Miss Anne Carroll Moore thought otherwise! This is the true story of how Miss Moore created the first children’s room at the New York Public Library, a bright, warm room filled with artwork, window seats, and most important of all, borrowing privileges to the world’s best children’s books in many different languages.
YOUNG READER
Title:
The Cat at Cason Cottage
Author:
Marsha L. Love
Illustrator:
Robert Currie
About
“Do you believe in ghosts?” Clarabelle, the Cason Cottage cat does. The little marmalade feline who lives at the Museum, hoping that someone will adopt her, has unforgettable experience with members of the historic Cason family. She invites you to share it as you turn the pages. All sales proceeds benefit the Historical Society.