Class A



Class A is the second book in the CHERUB series of books, written by Robert Muchamore.It continues the story of teenager James Adams and his fellow CHERUB agents as they try to bring down a feared drug gang led by Keith Moore. The book was originally to be called Drugs, Cars and Guns. It received generally good reviews although not as many awards as its predecessor, The Recruit. It is followed by Maximum Security.

The book has been republished in other countries as The Mission and The Dealer. An audiobook of Class A read by Julian Rhind-Tutt has also been published.

Plot Summary
The book begins at the CHERUB summer hotel, where James, Bruce, Kerry, Gabrielle O'Brien, Amy and other CHERUBs are enjoying their summer term. James suddenly gets assigned to a mission with Kerry, Nicole and Kyle with Ewart and Zara Asker as his mission controllers after his vacation. His target is a drug dealer called Keith Moore, who runs KMG (Keith Moore's Gang), the biggest drug distribution gang in England. He gets friendly with Keith's son, Keith Jr.(Junior) and works his way up in KMG, gaining Keith's trust.

Keith invites James to visit his holiday home in Miami along with him and Junior. He is then flown to Miami with Keith and his son Junior when he figures out Keith is going to escape but gets jumped in his house by gang members.

Major Characters
See also: List of CHERUB characters*James Adams: The protagonist; a twelve year old boy who travels to Luton, near London, to investigate KMG, a drug cartel. He tries to befriend one of the leader's sons.
 * Kyle Blueman: A fifteen year old and James's best friend. He accompanies him on the mission and gets punished for smoking Cannabis at a house party.
 * Kerry Chang: Also twelve, she tries to befriend Keith Moore's daughter, Erin.
 * Nicole Eddison: Also twelve, she gets expelled for snorting Cocaine with Junior Moore.

Titled
According to the website, the book was originally going to be titled: Class A 'Drugs, Cars & Guns', however it was deemed too inappropriate for a children's book. Instead the title: Class A, was used. Furthermore, it was thought by the American publishers that many people in America would not know what was meant by 'Class A' and therefore he renamed it 'The Dealer'. As a further order from a major book club, 5,000 copies were to be printed with the name 'The Mission' as they didn't like the original title.

Audiobook
An audiobook version of Class A was released, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. It consisted of three CDs.