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"If you like Hank, you'll like Wilder Good, too."—John R. Erickson, author of Hank the Cowdog
"I am a big fan of this series. Last fall I included The Elk Hunt in my list of favorite books of 2013, and Texas Grit is every bit as insightful and positive as the first one."—Glenn Dromgoole
"Dahlstrom writes about ranch life with flair and specific detail."—WORLD magazine
Will Rogers Medallion Gold Medal Winner - 2015
In Texas Grit, Wilder spends a week in West Texas at his grandfather's ranch, while his mother and father travel to Denver to see her doctors.
Wilder finds it hard to leave his parents. Papa Milam is a cowboy, gruff and sometimes a bit intimidating, yet grandfather and grandson care for each other very much—and find they actually have lots to learn from each other, too.
Wilder works cattle on horseback and explores the rough ranch country with Papa. One night they start out to hunt for whitetail deer in the cottonwood bottoms but end up encountering a rattlesnake instead. A few days later, four cowboys arrive at the ranch to help with the branding of Papa's new calves. Wilder gets the opportunity to join the crew and takes his place alongside the grown men in the strenuous and sometimes dangerous work of herding, roping, and branding.
Wilder does a lot of growing up over the week, and together he and Papa experience the kind of adventures that only a place like Texas can provide.
S. J. Dahlstrom lives and writes in west Texas. He has numerous magazine credits for his writing and photography. The Adventures of Wilder Good is his first series. His writing draws on his experiences as a cowboy, husband, father, and founder of a boys' ranch.
Praise for S. J. Dahlstrom and The Adventures of Wilder Good series
"If you like Hank, you'll like Wilder Good, too."—John R. Erickson, author of Hank the Cowdog
#1 The Elk Hunt: The Adventure Begins
Lamplighter Finalist 2015–16 (Triple Crown Awards)
“Among the best books for young boys I’ve seen in years. This is classic Americana, values and all.”—Robert Pratt, Pratt on Texas
"The Elk Hunt is a book for young men's men."—Texas Home School Coalition
#2 Texas Grit
Will Rogers Medallion Gold Medal Winner – 2015
“I am a big fan of this series. Texas Grit is every bit as insightful and positive as the first one.”—Glenn Dromgoole, Texas Reads
“Dahlstrom writes about ranch life with flair and specific detail.”—WORLD magazine
#3 Wilder and Sunny
Lamplighter Finalist 2017–18 (Triple Crown Awards)
“These are exciting tales…Dahlstrom’s superb writing takes Wilder through those anxiety-producing years between childhood and adulthood, when life’s simplest and most important lessons are learned.”—Forbes
#4 The Green Colt
Winner of the Western Heritage Award for Juvenile Book
Finalist, Western Writers of America Spur Award for Juvenile Fiction
"The Green Colt is told beautifully, with grace and quiet power, and shows S. J. Dahlstrom to be a big new talent. I highly recommend this wonderful book."—Nancy Plain, award-winning author and vice-president of Western Writers of America