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CHERUB: The Recruit: Book 1 Paperback – 10 June 2004

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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 Times

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Publisher : Hodder Children's Books; 1st edition (10 June 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 0340881534
ISBN-13 : 978-0340881538
Dimensions : 13 x 2.3 x 19.7 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 58,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 412 in Mystery & Detective Stories for Young Adults
- 458 in Suspense for Young Adults

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[A] pacey spy thriller... taut writing and powerful descriptions ― Time Out

This series is easy to get hooked on and will keep you enthralled for days .. a surefire winner ― Yorkshire Evening Post

Cracking stuff ― Aberdeen Evening Express

Fast-paced, all-action, absolutely addictive ― Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle

Punchy, exciting, glamorous and, what's more, you'll completely wish it was true ― Sunday Express

A tough, unsentimental and wonderfully imaginative story ― Bournemouth Daily Echo

An exciting, swiftly moving tale ― School Librarian

Action all the way ― Ireland on Sunday

A thoroughly enjoyable book ... gripping and one that will stay with you for a while -- Oliver Seymour, aged 12 ― Surrey Today

I give this book 10 out of 10 because I could never put it down ― The Guardian

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Praise for books in 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 Times

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cherub, the Recuit, orphaned kids as spys.

Reviewed in Australia on 19 January 2019

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I purchased this book to try and encourage my 13 year old grandson to read instead of staring at his phone.
It didn't work, he wouldn't look at it. So I read it. It was good. Kids from the streets using their smarts to survive. A good read.

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S L NANCE

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Reviewed in Australia on 16 April 2019

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I love the 100 days of basic training it was just awesome thanks robert i also lobe Hendersons boys i highy recomend it

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Ryan Ogden

Thrilling start.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 October 2019

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A book I’ve read many many times now, it never gets dull. It’s exciting and thrilling and will forever be my absolute favourite.

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Tayla Erikozu

Best Book Ever!

Reviewed in Australia on 16 October 2017

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I would recommend this to anybody no matter what age. My friend got me into this series and now i can't stop reading. I would definitely recommend this book!

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Olivia Owens

The recruit

Reviewed in Australia on 21 June 2020

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This book is
amazing it has so many things that are happening which is good because it just means nor action and I know everyone loves action.

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Emma Wilson

Amazing book yet

Reviewed in Australia on 12 July 2014

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This book was absolutely amazing. Should totally be turned into a movie! Totally reading the next CHERUB book.

Love it

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Jimmy Draken

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 1 May 2015

I liked the idea of teenage kids going into secret missions. It was a great book. Good Read

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MR BAIG

... this ideally for a 12 yr old who doesn't like to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2018

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Bought this ideally for a 12 yr old who doesn't like to read , although he did get through the Henderson boys saga by this author, hence buying this , however my 10 year old started reading it and finished it it two days 325 pages later. Absolutely loved it , very similar to the agent 21 , bodyguard survivor and alpha team novels . Have now had to buy all the books in this series

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muna khan

Great book for my 11 year old son

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2019

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Bought book 1 to 3 of the series and got worried when the book had a warning saying not suitable for young readers. I think it is fine for my 11 year old son who absolutely loves reading the books. He told me the content is very different to what he's ever read. He's finished the Alex Ryder books, this is definitely the next level up! I'm happy because he recently started to lose interest in reading, until he started reading this book, he can't put it down.

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H J Mac

Harry I don't think we're in Hogwarts anymore

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2013

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This is such a refreshing series of books. To be honest I wouldn't recommend it for people who are looking for comfort reading or cosiness. It's more akin to J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy if written for young people, rather than Harry Potter.

I love a comfort read as much as the next person, but I really enjoyed these books. This one introduces us to the main character, James, who has got a pretty grim life, with very few prospects. The only things he has that are entirely positive are his sister, and his intelligence. Both which will prove to be the things he really needs.

These books deal with a very rough and unprotected sub set of children. Most parents would feel very upset to think their children would ever have to grow up so fast. At 12 years old these kids are facing dangers most of us would never imagine, and they aren't mollycoddled, not at all. In fact there is very little caring and love ever shown towards them, and they look for it in each other. They start having relationships by the age of 12, which for most of us feels very underage, and a shame as we want kids to be kids, and this isn't an option for the CHERUB kids. They've been abandoned or abused already by parents, and society, and are now thrown into a world that is infinitely better for them in some ways, but incredibly harsh and brutal in others.

Somehow I can't imagine social services approving of the way they are treated. I had particular difficulty with one of their trainers at the spy school, he is a nasty cruel bully, and I kept finding it difficult to accept that sort of behaviour would be accepted by a school. Think Snape and Umbridge only much worse.

Still the books are a lively read, I really enjoyed them, and loved the way the author just presents the world they are in, without judging it, and from the POV of characters who have had their attitudes and thoughts already pretty messed up.

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Gabriella Facc

READ READ READ!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2019

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These books are absolutely brilliant, the whole series is amazing. The characters within the book are brilliant, very likable and relatable in many ways. The books are brilliantly wrote and every mission these kids go on is so exciting with twists and turns. You are wanting to carry on reading and not put the book down. I mean reading these books, you are always waiting to be taken to Cherub campus to become a cherub agent. I mean it would be seriously awesome to be a spy. I have read these books over and over again, loving it every time I read them and never ever getting bored. Robert Muchamore is a brilliant author, and any teenager to adult should read these. There needs to be more cherub book. Absolutely brilliant, a must read!!

paul mcbride

Gripping!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2020

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Robert Muchamore’s Cherub: The Recruit, is an action-packed thriller based on a branch of the British Intelligence called CHERUB. Their agents range from 10-17 years old, and CHERUB campus (where they live) is in a remote location of the English countryside.
In the book James Adams, the main character joins CHERUB after his mum dies, he then goes on to save hundreds of oil representatives at a global event.
I think this book is for any readers from the age of 10 -18, as it relates quite a lot to younger life. I really like this book because of the way Robert Muchamore builds suspense. Also the story grips the reader, so they end up wanting to read more, eager to find out the end result.
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