Luke Martiros

Luke Martiros

The Dealer

Robert Muchamore

Action/Adventure

Just Right

156

#1 I am reading the book The Dealer by Robert Muchamore. Right now two of the main characters, James and Kerry are waiting at a bus stop. They are waiting for a bus to deliver twelve kilograms of cocaine. James got the cocaine from a dealer that gave him eighty quid to deliver it. Kerry came along with him, so if anything happened she would be there to back him up. James and Kerry are delivering cocaine because they are on a mission. James and Kerry work for CHERUB, a secret British spy agency. James was recruited by CHERUB, when his mom died. This is his second mission. The objective of the mission was to catch one of the biggest cocaine dealers in the world, Keith Moore. James, Kerry, and some other agents had to make friends with some drug dealers that were connected to Keith Moore.  The dealers were a part of KMG, or Keith Moore's gang. KMG is one of the biggest cocaine dealing companies in the world, and James and Kerry are up to the task to stop him.

#2 I think this is a great book so far. Robert Muchamore did a great job writing this series. The book before this was the best book I have ever read, (except for the Alex Rider series). The book is so good, it is hard to put down. I think this book is very interesting, because I am not a big fan of reading, and most books don't interest me. But this type of book keeps me really interested. The characters are always about to do something that I won't be able to predict. The characters have a personality, but since their spies, and always on missions, it is hard to tell when they are serious or not. James will be happy one moment, and furious the next. Also, this is a book where you always think it is the end but it never is. The plot is constantly changing, which interests me.

#3 A theme I have noticed so far in The Dealer is strength. I notice this theme throughout the entire book. To get to CHERUB, the agents have to go through a training course, which is like boot camp for one hundred days. The agents show strength and power through the training. Also, when the agents are on missions for CHERUB, they always show strength. On the missions there are always times where the agents have to stand up against criminals and show strength. The agents usually have to change their character or personality during the mission. They have to make friends with someone they don't want to or go into a place they don't want to go. Strength is mostly seen in the characters, and not much in the plot. I think strength will continue to be a theme in later books in the series because the agents always show it throughout the entire book.

#4 My favorite character is James. James is my favorite character because he is the main character, and he is always saying something or doing something to get my attention. During the first book, James' mother died and he had to deal with a stepfather who was the cause of her death. It was a hard time for James and he has to deal with it for the rest of his life. He was recruited to CHERUB, and used that to forget about what had happened in his past. James is always saying something funny or encouraging. It makes me want to read more to see what he is going to do. James is always willing to take on whatever challenge is at hand, and he always finds a way to complete it.

#5 My least favorite character is Mr. Large. Mr. Large is my least favorite character because he is a mean-spirited, vicious, and harsh man. Mr. Large is the training instructor who tries to make your life miserable. He once made a bet to another training instructor that after leaving the kids outside in nothing but their underwear, in below freezing weather, they would tell him they wanted to stop basic training and try again next session. But, the kids withstood the cold and made Mr. Large pay what he owed for the bet. Mr. Large trains you everyday, as hard as he can until you hurt yourself, puke, or quit. James has a little sister named Lauren, and she started basic training after her brother. Mr. Large was bullying Lauren's friend, Bethany Parker. After a long day on the assault course, Bethany had hurt her back and Lauren and Bethany finished multiple miles behind the other girls. He told them they were not even good enough to eat their own puke. He then told them to start digging their graves. After two hours of digging, Lauren had finished, but Bethany had not. Mr. Large made Lauren wait until Bethany was done. Bethany kept slowing down, and soon she could barely drag her shovel. She begged Mr. Large for a drink, so he got a massive fire hose and drenched her until she was covered with water up to her knees. By the time he finished, she was covered in thick mud from head to toe. Then he started kicking mud back into the hole she had already dug. Can you think of anything meaner to do? But he did. He was hit her in the face with mud, and screamed at her that she wasn't good enough. And other things like, you will never make it and why don't you quit. He is the meanest character I have ever read about in a book.

#6 I am going to predict that the CHERUB agents will catch the drug dealer, and arrest most of the KMG gang. I am basing this prediction on the fact that they already have a good lead on how they are going to catch Keith Moore. If they build on that lead, and gain more information, they have the skills to stop KMG. In The Dealer, James made friends with Junior Moore. He found out information about the drug dealing business, and has gotten into it. I think they will be able to take that even further, and stop the cocaine business. I think the author has guided me to think this because they have a lot of information about their mission and I think they are smart enough to figure it all out. But I never know what will happen, because Robert Muchamore always has me guessing!