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Last Stand, The

Antwan Eady

Illustrator: Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-593-48057-1

Keywords: Contemporary Issues-Agriculture, racial discrimination, communities, small farms, grandparents, families

When an aging Black farmer grows tired, his grandson takes over their produce stand. Bright stamped and digital illustrations. Author's note on the history of Black farmers.