School Is for Losers: James and any number of other teenage characters have this attitude, though in James's case it is somewhat modified in that he actually enjoys and does well at math, physics and Russian. He is just bad and lazy when it comes to anything involving lots of reading and writing. In spite of his attitude, he ends the series with an improbable number of really high A-levels. Junior being an absolute mess is a harsh reminder that James could of ended up this way without CHERUB in his life. The conversation between Bruce and James regarding it really shows the boys are growing up. Junior getting sent down by his old pal James is a tough one. James says Juniors more than just someone on a mission and doesn't want to grass him in. His morality is really put to the test and I wonder if this is highlighted in a mission report ?

Kazakov grabbed the harness of James’ parachute and yanked the straps so tightly that James’ shoulders squeezed together. His stomach churned as the giant Russian eye-balled him. The Yardies: The Slasher Boys, a Jamaican gang, is featured in Mad Dogs, though the term "Yardies" is never used. The Runts are a gang consisting of teenage hoodlums trying to make a name for themselves. They're violent and actually a real threat, but are small fish against the hardened criminals they're mixing themselves up with, and are too dumb to realize they're being used as unwitting cannon fodder by another more experienced gang. Only Sane Man: From the perspective of the Aramov clan, Galenka Aramov. Mostly because she put as much distance between herself and Kyrgyzstan as possible.CHERUB began with a small number of boys which swelled in size as the government realised its worth. After several years of operation it took in a trial group of girls, which proved successful. Since then CHERUB campus has grown a significant amount, improving many of its facilities. The dojo was built on behalf of a successful operation that took place in Japan and the new mission preparation building was built by the chairman of the first 6 novels, Dr. McAfferty, better known as Mac. After retiring at the end of Man Vs Beast, he is replaced by Zara Asker, who holds the role for ten years until stepping down to be replaced by husband Ewart Asker shortly before New Guard. [5] Over the years, Cherub has put plenty of criminals behind bars. Now, for the first time ever, they've got to break one out. An investigation into the Keith Moore in Class A was derailed because so many of the cops were accused of being on Keith's payroll. How many were actually guilty is unclear, since Keith apparently spreads corruption rumours to obstruct the police. Beneath Suspicion: The whole point of CHERUB children. People, even paranoid criminals, don't expect 11 year olds to have intelligence training, meaning they can get away with a great deal. To ensure that as many people as possible made the drop smoothly, the most confident trainees – mainly ones who’d jumped when they were red-shirts – were lined up first. As soon as the first trainee was out the next had to stand with their toes overhanging the door. After waiting in a crouching position for the two seconds it took the previous jumper to clear the aircraft, it was their turn to leap.

Gabrielle barely survives her injury and the CHERUB Ethics Committee think of calling off the mission but are persuaded to send James and Bruce to infiltrate the Mad Dogs. Zara Asker takes over the overall running of the mission, while Chloe Blake continues running the everyday aspects. James uses his past relationship with Keith Moore's son and Mad Dog associate Junior Moore to make infiltrating the gang easier. He is soon accepted into the gang. An older gang member, David "Wheels" Kemp, invites James on a hotel robbery. However, James being given a high role annoys Junior, who Mad Dogs leader Sasha Thompson is trying to protect. Junior tries to persuade James to join him in the robbery of a travel agent, but James declines. Junior successfully robs the travel agent but is arrested moments after. Unlike the trainees, James didn’t have equipment to contend with because the instructors’ stuff was being delivered by boat. Animal Wrongs Group: The AFM (in Man vs Beast). At the beginning of the book they are shown blinding a woman who worked at a laboratory where animal testing is carried out. In the climax, they kidnap a celebrity and torture him live on the internet. Mad Dogs is a long one, this is a long one AGAIN so I greatly appreciate any who reads all that and if you do...After two weeks, James is tired and barely able to fit in his homework with all of his lessons, training and punishment duties. Kyle offers to help him out, first by selling him the answers to some of his homework, then offering him a place on a mission he is part of. James is elated, until he realised Kyle conned him with the homework; since he won't need to do it if he's away, but relents when Kyle says he'll use said money to get a girl James fancies, Nicole Eddison, on the mission as well. CHERUB is a branch of British Intelligence. Its agents are aged between 10 and 17 years. Cherubs are mainly orphans who have been taken out of care homes and trained to work undercover. They live on CHERUB campus, a secret facility hidden in the English countryside. Come on,’ Kazakov said, showering James with spit. ‘You’re useless; you’re supposed to be helping out with the little ones.’

In Mad Dogs, Michael has the opportunity to shoot at the gangster who almost killed his girlfriend Gabrielle. There are no eyewitnesses around, the gangster completely deserves what's coming, and all evidence would indicate that it was completely in self-defence so Michael wouldn't wouldn't be blamed for his decision. Nonetheless, he realizes he doesn't have the nerve to kill someone in cold blood.Kerry is flown to hospital to have surgery on her knee. Kerry later apologises for her outburst and says that when she broke Bruce's leg he was cool about it, so she is not trying to hold a grudge against him. Mac subsequently punishes James and the others (pointing out that James and Gabrielle are equally responsible due to the teasing that took place before the fight) by giving them laps and gardening duties. Mad Dogs is the eighth novel in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore. In this novel CHERUB agents infiltrate a violent street gang.