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The ''[['''CHERUB Series]]''''' is a British series about teenage spies, in the same vein as ''[[Alex Rider]]'' and ''[[Young Bond]]''. It centres around a secret organisation which takes orphans with extraordinary intelligence and physical abilities, and trains them into government agents. The organisation has been in existence since shortly after [[WW 2]] and at the time of the books has several hundred agents.
 
The main characters are James Adams, a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] and a deliberate parody of [[James Bond]], and his [[Sibling Yin-Yang|more mature and responsible little sister,]] Lauren Adams. Other CHERUB agents and staff also play a major role throughout the series.
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A second series of books, focussing on a different set of protagonists, but with a few older characters also making appearances, follows the first series.
 
Casting for a movie version is under way{{when}}. It is not known which book, or how many, will be adapted.
 
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* [[Abusive Parents]] - Lauren's dad
* [[Action Girl]] - Most of the female leads.
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* [[Take That]]:
{{quote|'''John Jones:''' "What did you get [from the mall?]"
'''Rat:''' "Books mostly. I got a new copy of ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' and four other Charles Dickens novels. Plus that ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' book that Dana raved about at the hospital."
'''John Jones:''' "Pretty brave attempting ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Never managed to plough through it all myself." }}
* [[The Cartel]] - Appears in ''Class A''.
* [[Team Mom]] - Because of the young age of the agents, most of the female staff has to play this role at one point or another, particularly Zara Asker, who starts out the series as [[The Handler|a CHERUB mission controller]] and {{spoiler|is latter promoted to [[The Spymaster|CHERUB Chairwoman]].}}