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  <title><![CDATA[Cherub, Tome 1: The Recruit (Cherub Bk.1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>CHERUB agents are all seventeen and under. They wear skate tees and hemp, and look like regular kids. But they're not. They are trained professionals who are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists and international drug dealers. CHERUB agents hack into computers, bug entire houses, and download crucial documents. It is a highly dangerous job. For their safety, these agents DO NOT EXIST.&lt;P&gt;James is the latest CHERUB recruit. He and his sister were recently orphaned, and James has been in a lot of trouble. But he is brilliant in math. And CHERUB needs him. After one hundred days, the grueling training period is over. But the adventure has just begun.&lt;P&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">30</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">8</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2005</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Recruit (Cherub #1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Robert Muchamore]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Apr 20 18:02:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is about a child named James Adams who's mother has just died. When his little sister got sent to live with her father, Uncle Ron, James had to move to the Nebraska House. James meets a boy named Kyle. But a while after James came to the Nebraska House, they sent him and Kyle to Cherub. It...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20605755">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Mar 28 14:03:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 28 14:05:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hard to put down this one! I wish James would grow up. I really like Lauren but she can be a bit annoying]]></body>
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    <review id="76361840">
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Robert Muchamore's cherub books have sold in vast numbers and I'm told that a film is in the offing. So I had to read one to see how he does it. The answer is plot, plot and more plot. Setting and characterisation are kept to a minimum. Instead the book explodes off the first page into a firework di...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76361840">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51745765">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[	I picked up this book in advisory and some people who saw me pick it up suggested I read it. The Recruit is a really interesting and fun book to read. This was one of the books I hesitated to read because it looked so long, but in the end I really enjoyed it. Muchamore tells the story of James Chok...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51745765">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39904410">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Dec 11 17:06:33 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book was amazing! FIrst of all the main character is a boy named James Choke! He's was around 12-13 years old and he had a pretty hard life!  The start of the book shows that he accidentally badly hurts one of his classmates (not friend) and gets expelled from the school. His mum then...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39904410">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75505770">
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  <date_added>Fri Oct 23 11:45:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[    This book is the start of a very good and well writen series. in this perticular book james's mother dies and he was sent to a childrens home because his uncle didnt want him, but he wanted james's sister. James was furious because of that. when james was recuted from the childrens home to CHERU...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75505770">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72797193">
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  <date_added>Mon Sep 28 13:10:17 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[For those of you that enjoy Alex Rider books, “The Recruit” is a grittier version.  Even though there are some improbable elements, like kids being recruited for MI-6, the author realistically portrays the life of the recruits and the worlds they infiltrate.  What’s so great about James is tha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72797193">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53286182">
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    <review id="50852885">
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    <body><![CDATA[James is an ordinary English boy. Lazy,in spite of his cleverness, he enjoys sitting in his room for hours playing PlayStation. However, when his mother dies, his life does a complete 180. One day he wakes up and discovers he is no longer at the children´s home where he lives. He wakes up at CHERUB...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50852885">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41247920">
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the great realistic fictional adventure books, although having read this book months ago, I have partly oblivion of its wholesome plot and themes. This is the first book of the series Cherub, where protagonist, James, an average normal British kid gets his life turn upside down after the deat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41247920">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52470445">
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    <body><![CDATA[James Choke is your typical kid who plays video games and foot ball and never does his homework. When one day, his mom dies, he is taken to live in a children's home. He soon escapes, getting involved in gangs, smoking, shoplifting and vandalism. After getting arrested, James is taken back to the ch...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52470445">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43515668">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is probably MY FAVORITE book so far. My advisor suggested that I read it. The very first pages captured my interest. Some boy pushed a girl against the wall and she got cut by a nail on the wall. Now if that doesn't capture your attention, I don't know what will. It was full of so much act...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43515668">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63012035">
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    <body><![CDATA[James Choke was 11, nearly 12 years old, his life had been reasonably tough and now he was in a childrens home, orphaned. Soon he found himself recruited to Cherub, the children's division of the British Secret Intelligence Service. This book is the first in a series of Cherub tales, telling of Jame...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63012035">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62670572">
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    <body><![CDATA[****KR<br/>The first book in an action packed series about child spies, who are sent on important, but dangerous missions.<br/>A fun, exciting read for teen girls and boys alike. The only downside is that this book is written by a British author, and primarily sold in England, which means there ar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62670572">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69568156">
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    <body><![CDATA[I stole one of these books from my brother one day when I didn't have anything else to read. I couldn't put it down! It's not the best writing ever, but it's always really exciting and fast-paced. I actually started with the 4th book, but I understood most of it. After that, I read the 3rd book befo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69568156">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68557655">
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    <body><![CDATA[My mom picked this book up on a trip to England and I found it in the house.<br/>I was instantly hooked.<br/>I loved the Alex Rider series and enjoy the thought that there might be a whole campus of them.<br/>Muchamore gives superb detail of the campus, training and shortcomings of his character,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68557655">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Melina has been telling me about this series for ages, and then when I finally borrowed the first book from the library, she got worried that I wouldn't like it.<br/><br/>She needn't have worried.  I loved it and will borrow the second in the series tomorrow.  It took a little while to really get ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28035888">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The beginning is really choppy and disjointed, and while the writing improves toward the middle and through the end, it's still a little clunky.  But the story is fast-paced and fun, so I think kids will like it.  I was a little uncomfortable with how much romantic content there was considering the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66687819">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this as I love the Alex Rider books. Although this series is also about child spys, that is where the similarity ends. Muchamore's series is more realistic. One can actually imagine this might be possible. Great fun, well paced, interesting and likable characters. Recommended.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is SUCH an awesome book. However, its been published in many countries and it's kind of hard to tell when a new book in the series is coming out in your own part of the world. But the series is GREAT, everyone should read them. GOODREAD! ]]></body>
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