Man vs. Beast (CHERUB #6)

The 6th mission in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore is Man vs. Beast.

James, Lauren and Kyle are sent to infiltrate an animal rights group. The group Zebra 84 is a non-violent group working to stop animal testing. But during the last couple of years, a splinter group - Animal Liberation Front - has formed. It is a violent group, using the methods used on the animals on the people running the companies.

At the end of this mission, it will be surprising if the CHERUB agents involved still eat meat!

Muchamore, Robert. (2007). Man vs. Beast. New York: Simon Pulse.

Divine Madness (CHERUB #5)

Mission 5 of the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore is Divine Madness.

James, Lauren, and Dana join a ASIS agent down under to investigate the connection between the terrorist group Help Earth and a religious cult.

The Survivors cult was started in the 1970s by Joel Ragen, a vending machine salesman. Now the cult is thousands strong, in many countries. The main base of the order surrounds Regan's home in the middle of nowhere Australia. The Survivors have constructed an "ark" - a fortress to protect them through the prophesied nuclear war - complete with underground bunkers and enough of an arsenal to fight off any who try to invade.

The CHERUB mission is to infiltrate and find information liking the cult to the eco-terrorists.

Muchamore, Robert. (2006). Divine Madness. New York: Simon Pulse.

The Killing (CHERUB #4)

Mission 4 of Robert Muchamore's CHERUB series is The Killing.

James and Dave, the CHERUB James worked with in his last mission, are assigned to infiltrate a crime ring. And ex-CHERUB turned police captain has requested help. She has been tyring to clean up the neighborhood, but there is one man who has been escaping the law for almost 30 years.

James and Dave pose as brothers. Dave, 17, is now old enough to live on his own and James is living with him as long as he stays out of trouble. If he gets into trouble his "social worker" aka mission handler, will send him back to foster care.

Once the boys become friendly with the family in question, they realize that the crime might extend to police corruption.

Muchamore, Robert. (2005). The Killing. New York: Simon Pulse.

Maximum Security (CHERUB #3)

The third mission of the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore is Maximum Security.

James is assigned to infiltrate a maximum security prison in Arizona. The US is allowing MI-5 to attempt to gather information on an FBI-most-wanted arms dealer through her son.

Jane Oxford has been stealing weapons for the last 30 years. Most of the weapons are stolen from the US military. For the first few years, they didn't even miss the arms. Jane began during the Vietnam War when so much was being moved, most missing shipments were written off as paperwork errors. But now she has stolen a shipment of the latest hand-held missiles that was supposed to go to Britain.

Lauren joins her brother on the mission, just hours after passing basic training. She will be driving the get-away car when James, fellow CHERUB Dave, and Curtis Oxford break out of Arizona Max prison.

Muchamore, Robert. (2005). Maximum Security. New York: Simon Pulse.

The Dealer (CHERUB #2)

The Dealer is the second book in Robert Muchamore's CHERUB series.

James is on his second mission along with 3 other CHERUBs and two handlers. They are to pose as a family to infiltrate a drug cartel south of London.

Each CHERUB is to befriend a child of the gang leader. He has been running his drug ring for over twenty years and MI-5 is the last hope to find enough evidence to arrest him.

Muchamore, Robert. (2004). Mission 2: The Dealer. New York: Simon Pulse.

The Recruit (CHERUB #1)

CHERUB is a group within the MI-5 made up of kids ages 10-18. The idea is that regardless of the level of technology developed to spy with, kids are always overlooked.

Mission 1: The Recruit by Robert Muchamore is an introduction to the group as seen through the eyes of James Onion. James and his sister Lauren live with their mum in London. But soon they find themselves in a home for children. Lauren is sent to her evil father's house and James is left without anyone.

Then one morning James wakes up in a strange room. There are clothes laid out for him so he gets dressed and tries to find out where he is. Everyone there is dressed like him except with different colored shirts. This is James opportunity to join CHERUB, if he passes the tests.

CHERUB was founded after the group of French children used to spy on Germans during WWII. England adopted the idea and began its own version after the war. Now only children without families are chosen, and only those who show potential. CHERUBs are only used in situations that MI-5 deems safe for them to be used.

The Recruit follows James through his introduction to CHERUB, his basic training, and his first mission.

Muchamore, Robert. (2004). Mission 1: The Recruit. New York: Simon Pulse.