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Nap Time: The True Story of Sexual Abuse at a Suburban Day Care Center
Nap Time The True Story of Sexual Abuse at a Suburban Day Care Center
Author: Lisa Manshel
ISBN-13: 9780821732625
ISBN-10: 0821732625
Publication Date: 1/1/1991
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3.9 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Zebra Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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MommyJen avatar reviewed Nap Time: The True Story of Sexual Abuse at a Suburban Day Care Center on
Helpful Score: 3
a very good read about a woman who was put on trial for 131 counts of abuse (sexual) to children in a daycare. Very graphic content. Not for the queasy.
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Helpful Score: 3
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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Helpful Score: 2
it's a good book but really sad for the kids...
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Helpful Score: 2
Great True Crime Story. Is really sad though.
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reviewed Nap Time: The True Story of Sexual Abuse at a Suburban Day Care Center on
I choose to read this book because I'm a mother myself & like most parent's out there, I want to protect my children. When I seen that this book was about sexual abuse in a daycare/ preschool, a place where parent's send their kids thinking they will be safe I needed to read it. It's a woman that victimizes the children. The book is well written, but the crime is so tragic that it was very hard for me to read. In fact I still haven't finished this book & I've been reading it for atleast a month! It's very detailed & alot to take in for me as a grown woman, I just have to keep putting it down & wondering how these kids ever managed. No one should ever have to endure the pain & anguish of abuse like this (or any). ****I don't normally have a hard time reading True Crime books -- This one is different though.****


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