Robert Muchamore

Maximum Security Robert Muchamore

Brief Description: Originally published: London: Hodder Children's Books, 2005. Brief Description: Contains an excerpt from the CHERUB Basic Training Manual. Brief Description: CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather intel on global threats all without gadgets or weapons. It is an extremely dangerous job, but these agents have one crucial advantage: Adults never suspect that teens are spying on them. James's mission brings him to the sun-baked desert prison Arizona Max, home to 280 child criminals. One of them is the son of a weapons dealer who has been selling U. S. missiles to terrorists. If James can get the kid, CHERUB has a chance to stop the father. Getting into the prison is easy. Breaking out is the hard part. Biographical Note: Robert Muchamore was born in London in 1972 and used to work as a private investigator. CHERUB "is his first series and is published in more than twenty countries. For more on the series, check out CherubCampus.com/usa. Marc Notes: Originally published: London: Hodder Children's Books, 2005.; Contains an excerpt from the CHERUB Basic Training Manual.; CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather intel on global threats all without gadgets or weapons. It is an extremely dangerous job, but these agents have one crucial advantage: Adults never suspect that teens are spying on them. James's mission brings him to the sun-baked desert prison Arizona Max, home to 280 child criminals. One of them is the son of a weapons dealer who has been selling U. S. missiles to terrorists. If James can get the kid, CHERUB has a chance to stop the father. Getting into the prison is easy. Breaking out is the hard part.. Publisher Marketing: Now in paperback, an action-packed spy adventure with a bold new look! CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented--and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather intel on global threats--all without gadgets or weapons. It is a highly dangerous job, but these agents have one crucial advantage: Adults never suspect that teens are spying on them. In Maximum Security," James's newest mission brings him to the sun-baked desert prison Arizona Max, home to 280 child criminals. One of them is the son of a weapons dealer who has been selling U. S. missiles to terrorists. If James can get the kid, CHERUB has a chance to stop the father. Getting into the prison is easy. Breaking out is the hard part. Review Citations:

Kliatt 03/01/2006 pg. 24 (EAN 9780689877810, Mass Market Paperbound)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 107 (EAN 9781416999423, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Muchamore, Robert Robert Muchamore was born in London in 1972 and used to work as a private investigator. CHERUB is his first series and is published in more than twenty countries. For more on the series, check out CherubCampus.com/USA.