The Grocery Omnibus

When Elliott moves to a new Baltimore neighborhood where his father just bought a corner grocery store, he wonders if he’ll be able to make any new friends. But he adapts quite quickly to his new environment, forming a sincere friendship with Sixteen and his gang of corner boys. There’s Mr. Friedman, a grocer grieving over the disappearance of his wife and taking gun classes for his self-defense. There’s Washington, a desperate marine just back from Iraq and a victim of the subprime crisis....