S. J. Dahlstrom

Texas Grit: A Wilder Good Adventure - A Wilder Good Adventure Series S. J. Dahlstrom

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

12-year-old Wilder Good lives with his parents and little sister, Molly, in a small town in southern Colorado. Wilder is on the threshold between being a kid and beginning to grow up, and he's trying his best to figure out just what it means to join that grownup world. There's a lot to learn, and he's grateful to the adults in his life who guide him.

In Texas Grit, Wilder spends a week at his grandfather's West Texas ranch. Papa Milam is a cowboy, gruff and sometimes a little intimidating, yet grandfather and grandson care for each other very much?and they find they actually have a lot 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 surprise visitor in the blind. A few days later, four cowboys arrive at the ranch to help with the branding of Papa's new calves. Wilder gets to join the crew and takes his place alongside the grown men in the strenuous and sometimes dangerous work of herding, roping, and branding.

It's a week full of adventures for Wilder and Papa?the kind of experiences that only the wide-open spaces of Texas can offer.

S. J. Dahlstrom is a writer in west Texas. He has numerous magazine credits for his writing and photography. The Adventures of Wilder Good is his first book series. In his writing he draws on his experiences as a cowboy, husband, father, and boys ranch founder.