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Maximum Security. Part of the Cherub Series by Robert Muchamore

The CIA have been hunting Jane Oxford, an international weapons dealer, for thirty years. Her only weak point is her son, Curtis. It's a job for CHERUB.

CHERUB kids are highly trained professionals. Their essential advantage: a criminal never suspects that a kid could be spying on him. This is James Adams' most dangerous mission so far, working undercover inside a maximum security prison.

Over the years, CHERUB has put hundreds of criminals behind bars. Now, for the first time ever, they've got to break one out.

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Reviews

Praise for CHERUB: The Recruit: 'Punchy, exciting, glamorous and, what's more, you'll completely wish it was true.
The Sunday Express 20040314
'An excellent start to a promising series. It is every boy's wish to be a spy, and this book will enthrall every single one of them.'
The Bookseller 20040101
'An exciting, swiftly moving tale'
School Librarian 20041001
'A fast-paced action thriller, which should turn into a fantastic series - if James manages to live that long.'
Young Post 20040506
'I loved this book.'
Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries 20040506
'It's action all the way as we follow the new recruit's rapid development and no doubt Muchamore's nephews will, like me, be cheering him every step of the way.'
Ireland on Sunday 20040509

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About The Author

Robert Muchamore was our Guest Editor in Feb 2010 - click here - to see the books that inspired his writing.

Robert Muchamore was born in 1972 and spent 13 years working as a Private Investigator before deciding to try his hand at writing. The CHERUB series has won numerous awards and been widely reviewed by media and fans alike all over the world.

INTRODUCING ROBERT MUCHAMORE

Questions & Answers

Who is your favourite author/illustrator?
For kids books I would have to say Rene Goscinny. I loved the Asterix books and
the Little Nicholas series when I was a kid and read each one over and over.

Do you like healthy or fast food? Do you like to cook?
I quite enjoy cooking a special meal or something like that, but everyday cooking is a chore. My taste in food is quite low brow. If I go to a swanky restaurant I often find myself looking at all the fancy stuff on the menu and wishing I could just get steak and chips or a baked potato.

Are you good at sport? Do you enjoy watching, playing, supporting?
I started regularly going to Highbury when I was a teenager and I’m still a big Arsenal fan, but when it comes to playing sport I’m completely useless. I was always the kid who got picked last.

What do you like to do on the weekend?
My ideal weekend is just pottering around the house, looking at the newspapers, reading books, watching movies and listening to music.

If you had one magical power, what would it be?
I’m not really into magic, but I’d quite like a big laser. I could carry it around bookshops and threaten to melt the heads of anyone who leaves the shop without buying a CHERUB book. It would also be handy for parking attendants.

 

WHAT IS CHERUB?
CHERUB is a branch of British Intelligence. Cherubs are trained professionals, aged between ten and seventeen. They live on CHERUB campus, a secret facility hidden in the English countryside. For official purposes, these children do not exist.

WHAT USE ARE KIDS?
Only CHERUB agents can unearth the truth. They’re trained professionals with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them.

WHO ARE THEY?
There are about 300 children, mostly orphans on the CHERUB campus all training to become CHERUB agents. They are ranked according to the colour of T shirts they wear on campus. Lauren and James are brother and sister and are two of the leading CHERUB agents and have recently been awarded the Black T shirt in recognition of outstanding achievement over a number of missions.

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