Wilder Good: Never Curse the Rain

The Adventures of Wilder Good #9
TK-page paperback / 5" x 8" / ISBN 9781589882034
Publication Date: 6/17/25 (available for preorder)

"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 York, Frankie, accidentally starts a wildfire, chaos erupts. Wilder and Frankie witness Papa struggle through the weariness from fire, drought, and loss, and face family myth and folklore for the first time. Wilder and Frankie discover adventure in every canyon from wild pigs, horses, cattle; and are left to wonder at the danger and beauty of a landscape and lifestyle that can both kill and create.   

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

“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

“Very family-oriented, very wholesome.”
―Lone Star Literary Life

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.