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""If you like Hank, you'll like Wilder Good, too.""--John R. Erickson, author of Hank the Cowdog Winner of the Will Rogers Medallion Award, silver medal for Western Fiction for Young Readers Every boy has it in his soul to make the big trip. Alone, into the wild. Wilder feels the call after reading about an obsidian deposit on a forgotten bluff in the Spanish Peaks Wilderness. If he can find the glassy, black, volcanic rock, he'll be able to replace his family's most cherished heirloom. Wilder wants to prove that he can make the journey alone, but his parents make him bring his best friend Big, and a new kid called Corndog. With no adults to turn to, can the three boys face the rigors of the outdoors--and each other?

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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 Horse-loving readers will identify with Wilder, and take away positive messages about horses, respect, family, friendship, and never giving up. --Western Horseman Wilder loves the outdoors, and the author's appreciation for nature rings true in his writing. The language was rich, and the imagery was vivid. I felt as if I was walking the ranch with Wilder, feeling his pain or his excitement. --The Old Schoolhouse magazine

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 Horse-loving readers will identify with Wilder, and take away positive messages about horses, respect, family, friendship, and never giving up. --Western Horseman Wilder loves the outdoors, and the author's appreciation for nature rings true in his writing. The language was rich, and the imagery was vivid. I felt as if I was walking the ranch with Wilder, feeling his pain or his excitement. --The Old Schoolhouse magazine

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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.

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