Mad Dogs: Book 8 (CHERUB)

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The CHERUB series has won numerous awards, including the Red House Children’s Book Award. For more information on Robert and his work, visit www.muchamore.com Parental Abandonment: This trope is a job requirement for CHERUB agents. They must all be either orphans with no known living family members that can assume guardianship, abandoned children, or they must have some other situation that prevents their parents from being involved in their lives. By Brigands M.C. however, the rules have been relaxed (due to constant shortages of physically and mentally able orphans) so that ex-cherubs can enroll their own children if they so choose. The mission takes place in a rundown estate (Thornton) where a notorious drug dealer grew up. On the first day of school, James befriends Keith (Junior) Moore, the second-eldest son of Keith Moore. Red Pill, Blue Pill: Discussed — James says to Dante that as much as cherubs love going on missions, he thinks that if they were given the choice to return to their normal lives, most of them would go for it. (Depressingly, one has to remember that their normal lives would probably involve having living parents/families again.) Robert Muchamore – CHERUB: Lone Wolf". Hachette Children's Books. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 . Retrieved 9 December 2013.

Reconstruction: Of the child spy genre after Alex Rider deconstructed it. Every mission is approved by an ethics board, and most of them are monitored by an adult mission controller who comes with the spies as supervision. Also, despite being trained in martial arts and weapons handling, this is far more about "just in case" - CHERUB agents are supposed to be infiltrators and observers who try to avoid direct confrontations.

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With its large grounds, specialist training facilities and combined role as a boarding school and intelligence operation, CHERUB actually has more staff than pupils. They range from cooks and gardeners to teachers, training instructors, nurses, psychiatrists and mission specialists. CHERUB is run by its chairwoman, Zara Asker. James was born under the name James Robert Choke in Tufnell Park, London on October 27, 1991. He lived with his half-sister Lauren and his mother, Gwen Choke, who ran the largest shoplifting empire in North London from an armchair in their living room. James didn't know who his father was, though it is revealed in a deleted chapter from Divine Madness (as well as at the end of the book Shadow Wave) that he was a mathematics professor. a b Muchamore, Robert (2004). The Recruit. CHERUB. Vol.1. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-88153-8. James has an IQ of 153, and his prowess at maths is commonly noted, with him taking his A-levels in Maths and Further Maths a year early while also teaches Maths to younger members of CHERUB. Team Pet: While the cherubs themselves are not allowed pets, we do get a close equivalent with the beagle Meatball, who Lauren helped rescue from an illegal puppy mill on a mission in Man vs. Beast, and ended up becoming the CHERUB chairwoman's family pet, allowing Meatball to reappear frequently.

Gabrielle barely survives her injury and the CHERUB Ethics Committee think of calling off the mission but are persuaded to send James and Bruce to infiltrate the Mad Dogs. James uses his past relationship with Keith Moore's son and Mad Dog associate Junior Moore to make infiltrating the gang easier. He is soon accepted into the gang and given a major role. An older gang member, David "Wheels" Kemp, invites James on a hotel robbery. However, James being given a high role annoys Junior, who Mad Dogs leader Sasha Thompson is trying to protect. Junior tries to persuade James to join him in the robbery of a travel agent, but James declines. Junior unsuccessfully robs the travel agent, and is arrested moments after leaving. Free-Range Children: CHERUB agents have adult supervision, but are often given a long leash and are allowed to get away with a lot, both during missions and on Campus.

The Killing: A small-time crook suddenly comes into some money → a casino robbery involving corrupt cops and the murder of a teenager to cover it up. The campus scenes at the church are quite emotional. Also is the first time we see Dennis King since The Recruit ? for such a big figure in CHERUB you would think James would cross paths on a mission with him at some point. Team Mom: Because of the young age of the agents, most of the female staff has to play this role at one point or another, particularly Zara Asker, who starts out the series as a CHERUB mission controller and is later promoted to CHERUB Chairwoman. The main characters are James Adams, a Jerk with a Heart of Gold and a deliberate parody of James Bond, and his more mature and responsible little sister, Lauren Adams. Other CHERUB agents and staff also play a major role throughout the series.