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Green Troop: Poisoned River

In this coming-of-age story, 17-year-old Jason Elliot is thrust into a demanding role he wasn’t ready for when the Green Troop's adult leader goes on vacation.
Green Troop is an international organization that was formed to educate students about environmental issues.
Jason’s good intentions of sticking to safe activities for the troop go out the window when a member of a junior troop, out on a nature hike, is struck by a vehicle driven by a chemical plant security guard. Together with three other troop members, they gather evidence of an illegal plot to dispose of toxic chemicals into a river. He must summon all his courage to lead the troop to resist threats from plant security guards and their biker allies, as they attempt to stop these nefarious actors.

Along the way, he also finds the courage to express his feelings to Sandi, a troop member.

The author, Douglas Reid, is retired from teaching in Federal Corrections and lives and writes in Abbotsford, BC. He is a member and former Area Representative of the Federation of BC Writers and Canadian Authors Association, and was a member of Rainwriters, a writing critique group.

His first published novel, The Buddha Technology, is a coming-of-age story that explores spirituality and love lost and found. It explores finding a niche in a complicated world.

His second novel, Green Troop: Poisoned River, is a young adult environmental saga. Four high school students work together to expose the crimes of a chemical company and their biker accomplices.

He loves travel, and this, his third novel, Neath the Hollow Hill, is a romance set in Ireland.

He has been long-listed for short story competitions for both the 2022 CBC Short Story and the Federation of BC Writers Short Story competitions.

He is also the proud owner of a yellow lab.

Email: ddreidabby@gmail.com