Cherub the Recruit Graphic Novel
The bestselling CHERUB brand takes its huge appeal into a new graphic novel format.
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| NBS Text |
Graphic Novels: General |
| ONIX Text |
Young adult;General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
176 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 172mm
Height: 259mm
Spine: 10mm |
| Weight |
490g |
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| Dewey Code |
741.5 |
| Catalogue Code |
243871 |
Description of this Book
A terrorist doesn't let strangers into her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that one of these kids has bugged every room in her house, made copies of all her computer files and stolen her address book. The kid works for CHERUB.James is a 12-year-old boy from the wrong side of the tracks, sent to a children's home when his mother dies and his stepfather disowns him. But CHERUB is recruiting, and James is pinpointed as having potential. Taken under cover of darkness, he finds himself in a secret location - at the training centre for all CHERUB agents. He faces extreme hardship while preparing for his first mission - to foil a suspected anthrax attack ...
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
Strong visual images and dialogue that sticks closely to the original book make for a good read for those new to CHERUB or who have previously enjoyed Muchamore's books. -- Children's Books Ireland Recommended Reads 20121001 |
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Author's Bio
Robert Muchamore was born in Islington in 1972 and spent thirteen years working as a private investigator. The CHERUB series has won numerous awards, including the Red House Children's Book Award. Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer who became successful in American comics before returning to work for 2000 AD, a weekly British science-fiction-oriented comic. He has created his own series as well as adapting other titles, including H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. John Aggs is a British comic book artist who started out in webcomics, and in 2007 won the Grand Prize in the TokyoPop Rising Stars of Manga awards. Among his diverse work he has illustrated Philip Pullman's The Adventures of John Blake.
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