The Recruit by Robert Muchamore

The Recruit is actually really good. I went and say the new James Bond movie and the similarities are incredible. The book is about a young boy that is recruited into an organization called CHERUB. CHERUB is an organization belonging to MI6. The only difference is that CHERUB only allows children under the age of 17 to participate. Not only that, but the children that are chosen are generally orphans and excel in areas such as math, science, martial arts, and other physical activities. The way the book is written, you almost want to endure the required 100 days of basic training just to be able to attend the school. The school provided for any child that participates in CHERUB is the typical spy-based school. It makes any average student extremely jealous of the daily lessons at their school. Lessons can range anywhere from Advanced Mathematics to the art of Espionage. The kid in this book could seriously grow up to be James Bond and I wouldn't even be surprised. After all, James Bond was an orphan that was eventually picked up by MI6. Though the events are obviously fictional, it makes you wonder how much truth is behind what actually occurs in this book. I am definitely looking forward to the next book. I'm hoping it entertains me as much as the previous. Although the writing is somewhat elementary, the plot is fantastic.