Lubbock children's author S.J. Dahlstrom wins national award at Western Heritage Ceremony

Adam D. Young, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

A Lubbock teacher has won another national award for his children’s book series, Heartwood Mountain.

Nathan Dahlstrom, who writes under the pen name S.J. Dahlstrom, received the Wrangler juvenile book award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in April at its Western Heritage Ceremony, according to the organization.

Nathan Dahlstrom, who writes under the pen name S.J. Dahlstrom, received the Wrangler juvenile book award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in April 11-12 at its Western Heritage Ceremony.
Nathan Dahlstrom, who writes under the pen name S.J. Dahlstrom, received the Wrangler juvenile book award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in April 11-12 at its Western Heritage Ceremony.

Dahlstrom has taught creative writing for ten years at Hutch Middle School in LISD.

This book is the eighth in the series about Wilder Good, a 13-year-old boy whose mother has breast cancer. Half of the books take place in southern Colorado and half at his grandad's ranch in West Texas.

Dahlstrom wrote that the Wrangler award is a fun honor, adding that recipients receive a 30-pound bronze trophy. I gave my speech looking down at her and other celebrities waiting to get their awards.

The eighth book in the Heartwood Mountain series was honored with a Wrangler juvenile book award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in April.
The eighth book in the Heartwood Mountain series was honored with a Wrangler juvenile book award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in April.

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