"People's republic is the first book in a brand-new series from Robert Muchamore. CHERUB's newest recruit is on his first job: befriending a spoilt rich kid whose grandma runs a billion-dollar criminal empire. But twelve-year-old Ryan's got no idea that this routine mission will turn into one of the biggest in CHERUB history. CHERUB is a secret organisation with one crucial advantage: even experienced criminals never suspect that kids are spying on them. "--Jacket.