What is CHERUB?
In WWII, French civilians set up a resistance movement to fight against the German forces that were occupying their country. Many of their most useful operatives were young children and teenagers. Some of these kids worked as Scouts and messengers. Others befriended homesick German soldiers, gathering valuable information that enabled the resistance to sabotage German military operations.
Working alongside these French children was none other than Charles Henderson. He worked among them for nearly three years.
After returning to Britain, he used what he'd learned in France to train 20 British boys for work on undercover operations. The codename for his unit was CHERUB.
Henderson died in 1946, but the organization he created has thrived. CHERUB now has more than two hundred and fifty agents, all aged between ten and seventeen. Nowadays, cherubs are orphans who have been taken out of care homes and trained to work undercover. Although there have been technical advances in intelligence operations since CHERUB was founded, the reason for its existence remains the same: adults never suspect that children are spying on them.
What do the t-shirts stand for?
Cherubs are ranked according to the colour of the t-shirts they wear on campus. ORANGE is for visitors. RED is for kids who live at CHERUB campus, but are too young to qualify as agents. BLUE is for kids undergoing CHERUB's tough 100-day basic training regime. A GREY t-shirt means you're qualified for missions. NAVY is a reward for outstanding performance on a mission/s. If you do well, you'll end your CHERUB career wearing a BLACK t-shirt, which is the ultimate recognition for outstanding achievement. When you decide to retire, you get the WHITE t-shirt, which is also worn by staff.
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For more information about Robert Muchamore and his work, visit www.muchamore.com or www.cherubcampus.com, if you wish to learn more about Charles Henderson's journey then visit www.hendersonsboys.com
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The Recruit - CHERUB
FanficThis story is basically based upon the original hardcopy of Robert Muchamore's The Recruit book, except there are some slight changes that I made to it. It's my first ever CHERUB fanfic, so it may be a bit rusty😅. --- ⚠️WARNING:⚠️ Like the original...
