The Recruit - Robert Muchamore

This is the first time I've delved into the book section, any tips on how to improve on this would be very grateful. ,.-¬*''*¬-.,¸¸,.-¬*' The Recruit - CHERUB '*¬-.,¸¸,.-¬*''*¬-. The Recruit is written by Robert Muchamore, a writer which I had never heard of before, which made me slightly cautious. The book is the introduction to a 12 book CHERUB series, aimed at teenage readers and contains come bad language and swearing, so it's not exactly suitable for younger readers. The book was published in 2004 by Hodder Children book's, winning the Red House Children's Book Award in 2005. My younger brother took this out of his school ...  Read the complete review

The Cherub series of books is now coming to a conclusion, and this is the first one of the series. The books are about a young 11 year old boy called James Adams. James is left orphaned after his mother is killed by a heart attack, and he and his sister are entered into an orphanage. The twist comes when he meets a boy named Kyle, who is working for a junior version of MI5, named Cherub. James is recruited for Cherub and goes on his first mission in this book. The Cherub books are aimed really at the teenage audience, boys and girls. It features some action packed scenes, and for any teenagers is a great read. Any friends who I know have read these books in ...  Read the complete review

I wasn't sure what to expect having heard very little of the author and his books. I decided to give it a try with the first book in the CHERUB series, The Recruit. The Recruit was published in April 2004. Since then Robert Muchamore has written a whole host of books, but it was only recently that I had heard of him so it was with recruit that I began. Most blurbs of books give significant details away but The Recruit is different. As to the plot, it begins with an 11 year old boy called James Choke who succumbs to anger easily. He lives with his younger sister Lauren and his overweight mother, Gwen who obtains money through her shoplifting gang. James gets ...  Read the complete review

CHERUB - THE RECRUIT ~~~A little on the author~~~ Robert Kilgore Muchamore is the author of the cherub books. He was born in Islington on Boxing Day 1972. For more information on the author follow the links below. ~~~What is The Recruit about?~~~ The Recuit is about a secret organisation called Cherub. This organisation recruits children to work for them . This book is about a boy called James and his younger sister Lauren. At the beginning we learn about James and Lauren and their family. However unfortunately James mother dies and Lauren goes to live with her father. James goes to live in an orphanage and is recruited into Cherub. We ...  Read the complete review

The Recruit written by Robert Muchamore is the first book of the CHERUB series and is a brilliant book and has made me want to read the rest of the series which I hope are as good as this book. This book is and the series are about the secret organisation CHERUB. This organisation recruits young people to catch criminals. They use children to spy on criminals as they are not expected to be up to something and spying on them. The book is similar to other spy books like Alex Rider and you will like this book if you have read that and enjoyed it. James is fed up with school and he is part of a bad family and we learn about his younger sister ...  Read the complete review