The Crossroads - Chris Grabenstein

 Wow, I really enjoyed this story. It is a middle grade book, but really had a nice plot to the story and some great characters. There were parts that definitely read 'middle grade' but it really had some fun elements to the story. I found that  the antagonists and t he protagonists worked really well together. The writing was very fluid, and easy to get through. I came across this book because I found the 2nd book at a library book sale and was going to read it until I noticed it was a part of a series. So I will be reading the 2nd book now. Really fun read.