num_pages: 336
description: Twelve-year old Brendan tells the story, set in 1944-45, that begins with his parents' decision to buy a run-down grocery store in a tiny Minnesota town. What they discover about small town idealism, bigotry, and good old American values will change them and the town forever....
language: English
title: Grand Opening
titlecomplete: Grand Opening
genres: School, Literary Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 839
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Adult Fiction
publisher: Ballantine Books