Books we like: July 2012

Our favourite books for teens this month are full of surprises - from Hayley Long's warm-hearted tale of family and first love in North London, which comes with an unexpected twist, to intriguing dystopia Slated, which will keep you guessing up until the final pages. Meanwhile, Maile Meloy blends a spy thriller with a magical fantasy in her enchanting first book for children and teenagers, The Apothecary, and Jack Gantos's Dead End in Norvelt whisks us away to the small town of Norvelt in the summer of 1962, where some very unusual events are taking place.