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  • Carolyn Smith31 October 2012

    Absolutely brilliant, and it's true I wish it was true! Can't wait for the film (if there's ever going to be one - there should be) and I want to be in it! Carrie, age 49, Lancashire

  • Oscar Huckle25 January 2010

    Cherub: The Recruit starts with James Choke, a typical Year 7 student getting in a fight with a girl in his class, Samantha Jennings. He returns home to find his Mum drunk and his horrible step dad is there, Ronald Onions. When his Mum dies, James is sent to an orphanage where he has his own room and he attends a new school. However, one day he wakes up in an unfamiliar place. He is in Cherub, a school where the kids are trained as spies and when ready, they are sent on secret missions. People never suspect kids are spying on them, watching their every move. The story is about James' life at Cherub, his training to become an agent and how he eventually takes part in his first secret mission. Interesting!!!!!!!

    My friend nagged me for weeks to read this book telling me it was amazing. Eventually, I gave in and read. I felt the story started well, however the mission that James was sent on later on in the story wasn't that interesting. But I am not going to worry about that at the moment because I'm sure James will get tougher missions as he carries on his life at Cherub. I'll just have to carry on reading the series to prove this is the case. Apart from that, the book is good. Robert Muchamore tells the story well. The plot twists and turns at every moment; one big roller coaster ride. Enough said, I better not spoil the rest of the story. Overall, the book is worth one read. 7/10. I hear the second Cherub, 'Class A' is meant to be good. Better check it out........

  • Matthew Brew22 May 2009

    Cherub: The recruit, is the first in the series of cherub books, which are mainly known by teenagers because of their extreme attitude and movie style.

    Many books today hold back on explicit details or true feelings of excitement and danger, but this book creates it so easily. Any teenager who reads this will want to read it again and again.

    The plot is a uniquely twisted one, with several hidden meanings, which follows the life of James, a classic trouble maker who is the hero of this book. When James gets expelled from school for assaulting a 15 year old girl, he doesn't know what he will do. Also, at this time his uncle Ron comes to his house to steal money off James' mother. He gets her drunk in order to steal the money, but because of her heart condition she dies. James is taken into a dingy cramped and crowded orphanage where the food is poor and the kids steal off one another to survive. He gets mixed in with some of the wrong crowd and ends up committing serious acts of vandalism.

    This plot is punchy, gory and not afraid to chuck you right in. Robert Muchamore has captured the spirit of a teenagers life and has written in a way that is so unique and yet so common in the lives of today's teenagers. What I really admire about this book is in the way the author gives you sense of all the feelings involved. With this book it's not just words on a page, they are the thoughts you'd be thinking if you were involved.

    The book's plot twists onward with a series of unexpected events that always leave you guessing and never being able to fully unravel the extensive plot.

    One part of the book that is the main attraction for teenagers and I think is the main example of Robert's impressive writing style, is where he addresses the issue of sexual relationships between teens. He is not afraid to go into detail but never pushes it so far that it is offensive or too detailed. He just gives the reader subtle clues and occasional bursts of passion showing the spiralling convoluted path of a teenager's love life.

    This books vibrant and vivid path is an exciting fresh new genre of its own that readers will be hooked by. But the one point I think it is very important to make is that this book is meant to be gritty, passionate and exciting and this review in itself is almost shaming what the book is all about.

    The phrase "schools out" I think applies here because of this book throwing away all the rules of how a book should be written and all the rules of being able to analyse it. Robert Muchmore has not written Shakespeare, a book to be picked apart by an English class; he has written an exciting thriller that people want to read because it's good.

  • Foyles

    The first title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! James hits rock bottom before he's offered a new start in an intriguing organisation ...A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that one of these kids has bugged every room in her house, made copies of all her computer files and stolen her address book. The kid works for CHERUB.CHERUB agents are aged between ten and seventeen. They live in the real world, slipping under adult radar and getting information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.For official purposes, these children do not exist.Praise for the CHERUB series: 'Punchy, exciting, glamorous and, what's more, you'll completely wish it was true' - Sunday Express'Crackling tension and high-octane drama' - Daily Mail'A really good book that you could re-read over and over again' - Guardian'Pacy writing, punchy dialogue and a gripping plot, it's got it all' - Daily Express'Fast-moving action ... and cool gadgets!' - The TimesVisit cherubcampus.com - the essential internet destination, packed with exclusive content and with in-depth biographies of CHERUB characters, out-takes and bonus stories.

  • TheBookPeople

    Chosen as a World Book Night 2014 title and a previous winner of the Red House Children's Book Award, CHERUB: The Recruit is the first entry in Robert Muchamore's bestselling series. A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that a kid has bugged every room in her house, cloned the hard drive on her PC, and copied all the numbers in her phone book. The kid works for CHERUB. CHERUB is not James Bond. There are no master criminals or high-tech gadgets. CHERUB kids live in the real world. They slip under adult radar and get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail. For official purposes, these children do not exist.

  • Play

    A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that a kid has bugged every room in her house cloned the hard drive on her PC and copied all the numbers in her phone book. The kid works for CHERUB. CHERUB is not James Bond. There are no master criminals or high-tech gadgets. CHERUB kids live in the real world. They slip under adult radar and get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail. For official purposes these children do not exist.

  • Blackwell

    A new cover look for the number one bestselling CHERUB series! In the first title, James hits rock bottom before he's offered a new start in an intriguing organisation ... A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be...

  • BookDepository

    CHERUB: The Recruit : Paperback : Hachette Children's Group : 9780340881538 : : 15 Apr 2004 : CHERUB: the number one bestselling spy thriller series for kids.

  • RedHouse

    Robert Muchamore's teen spy series kicks off with a thrill-packed adventure story, starring a fresh and believable hero.

  • Waterstones

    ''CHERUB: The Recruit'' features junior MI5.

  • ASDA

    CHERUB: The Recruit features junior MI5.

  • 0340881534
  • 9780340881538
  • Robert Muchamore
  • 15 April 2004
  • Hodder Children's Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 336
  • New Ed
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