A colorful weekend adventure offers readers a delightful escape.

BOSTON – Maddie cannot imagine a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than with her grandpa. But what she didn’t expect is the adventure they would discover in their own backyard artfully brought to life in Karen Jonice Bricker’s delightful new book Maddie’s Saturday to Remember.

As Maddie and her grandpa stroll through their hometown, they meet a colorful cast of locals: a street musician,…..