S.J. Dahlstrom

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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2013
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Adventures of Wilder Good

1 - The Elk Hunt: The Adventure Begins (Sep-2013)
2 - Texas Grit (May-2014)
3 - Wilder and Sunny (Jul-2015)
4 - The Green Colt (Nov-2016)
6 - Silverbelly (Jan-2020)
7 - Cow Boyhood (Jul-2021)
8 - Heartwood Mountain (Dec-2023)

Books in Order: 9 titles

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  • Never Curse the Rain

    "Does praying for rain work?" Thirteen-year-old Wilder Good asks his grandfather, Papa, that question on a spring break visit to his ranch in West Texas.  The ranch is mired in another drought and when Wilder’s cousin from New...

  • Heartwood Mountain

    Adventures of Wilder Good - 8

    Winner of the Western Heritage Award for Juvenile BookWritten in the spirit of Hatchet and My Side of the Mountain . . . this Christian novel has a lot to say about being moral and honest without being heavy handed. ―Roundup Magazine, Western ...

  • Cow Boyhood

    Adventures of Wilder Good - 7

    Thirteen-year-old Wilder has spent his boyhood watching men like his grandpa Papa Milam . . . and wanting to be like them. Now he is leaving on a two day cattle drive through river and canyon country with his aging Papa and another older man, Red Guf...

  • Silverbelly

    Adventures of Wilder Good - 6

    What if everything you thought about deer hunting was wrong? That the biggest deer wasn’t always the best one.

    Wilder is back on his grandad’s ranch in West Texas and a run-in with his dangerous neighbor, Saul, spins Wilder’s head like t...

  • Black Rock Brothers

    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 ...

  • The Green Colt

    Adventures of Wilder Good - 4

    "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

    Twelv...

  • Wilder and Sunny

    Adventures of Wilder Good - 3

    "If you like Hank, you'll like Wilder Good, too." -- John R. Erickson, author of Hank the Cowdog

    If you've read the first two books about Wilder Good, you already know he's 12 years old and lives with his parents and little sister, Molly, in...

  • Texas Grit

    Adventures of Wilder Good - 2

    "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...

  • The Elk Hunt: The Adventure Begins

    Adventures of Wilder Good - 1

    "If you like Hank, you'll like Wilder Good, too."John R. Erickson, author of "Hank the Cowdog"

    Meet 12-year-old Wilder Good, who lives with his parents and little sister, Molly, in a small town in southern Colorado. When he's lucky, he gets to g...



Award-Winning Books by S.J. Dahlstrom

Cow Boyhood
2022 Spur Award -- Juvenile Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

S.J. Dahlstrom has published 9 books.

S.J. Dahlstrom does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Never Curse the Rain, was published in June 2025.

The first book by S.J. Dahlstrom, The Elk Hunt: The Adventure Begins, was published in September 2013.

Yes. S.J. Dahlstrom has 1 series.
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