Barbara H. (Matika) reviewed on 8/20/2005 + 17 more book reviews

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In September, 1984, Wee Care Day Nursery in wealthy Maplewood, New Jerseym hired 23 year old Margaret Michaels as a part time aide. Enthusiastic, reliable, frieindly Kelly was soon promoted as full time teacher of her own class of pre schoolers. When the kids in her class cried hysterically about taking their nap time, parents assumed it was just a phase and didnt pay much attention. Until April 30, 1985, four days after Michaels had left Wee Care for another job. THat was the day that little Jonathan Moore told his mother the truth about nap time- the "games" they played, the things Kelly forced them to to do, the things Kelly did to them.
Shocked and horrified the parents of Jonathan and his classmates worked with the Essex County Prosecutors office to investigaate what would become one of the largest cases of systematic child abuse in AMerican history. After nearly 3 grueling years of painful interviews, and brutally insensitive trial procedures, Margaret Kelly Micahels was found guilty of 115 counts of sexual abuse against children of Wee Care and sentenced to 47 years in prison.
NAP TIME is the powerful true crime account of this shocking suburban tragedy - a chilling cautionary tale that is every parents nightmare come to life.

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