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Brown Girl in the Ring is a 1999 novel by Nalo Hopskinson. Ti-Jeanne , a young mother lives in what remains of Central Toronto after it was abandoned by the wealthy and powerful. Speaking of the wealhy and powerful, the premier of Canada needs a human heart to replace her own. She calls on Rudy, who is a powerful gangster who controls the flow of Buff to procure it for her. He deputizes Tony, Ti-Jeanne's baby father, to do the killing for the organ. Frightened, Tony calls on Ti-Jeanne and her grandmother Gros-Jeanne for help. And so Ti-Jeanne's journey begins.

Tropes used in Brown Girl in the Ring include:

Chekhov's Gunman - Crazy Betty who is revealed to be Ti-Jeanne's mother
Domestic Abuser - Rudy is depicted to have hit his wife Gros-Jeanne
Raised by Grandparents - Ti-Jeanne has a Disappeared Dad and Missing Mom and so is raised by her grandmother.
Family Theme Naming - Gros-Jeanne, Mi-Jeanne and Ti-Jeanne - Big, Medium and Small Jeanne - Grandmother, mother and child.
Our Zombies Are Different - Type V Voodoo zombies.
Luke, I Am Your Father Rudy is Ti-Jeanne's grandfather
No Name Given - Ti-Jeanne's child is named only 'Baby'
Voudoun - Ti-Jeanne's grandmother is a practitioner. Ti-Jeanne's spiritual father is Papa Legeba, and Ti-Jeanne is 'ridden' by several spirits. Baby as well

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-Brown Girl in the Ring is a 1999 novel by Nalo Hopskinson. Ti-Jeanne , a [[Teen Pregnancy|young mother]] lives in what remains of Central Toronto after it was abandoned by the wealthy and powerful. Speaking of the wealhy and powerful, the premier of Canada needs a human heart to replace her own. She calls on Rudy, who is a powerful gangster who controls the flow of [[Fantastic Drug|Buff]] to procure it for her. He deputizes Tony, Ti-Jeanne's baby father, to do the killing for the organ. Frightened, Tony calls on Ti-Jeanne and her grandmother Gros-Jeanne for help. And so Ti-Jeanne's journey begins.
+'''''Brown Girl in the Ring''''' is a 1999 novel by Nalo Hopskinson. Ti-Jeanne , a [[Teen Pregnancy|young mother]] lives in what remains of Central Toronto after it was abandoned by the wealthy and powerful. Speaking of the wealhy and powerful, the premier of Canada needs a human heart to replace her own. She calls on Rudy, who is a powerful gangster who controls the flow of [[Fantastic Drug|Buff]] to procure it for her. He deputizes Tony, Ti-Jeanne's baby father, to do the killing for the organ. Frightened, Tony calls on Ti-Jeanne and her grandmother Gros-Jeanne for help. And so Ti-Jeanne's journey begins.
+{{tropelist}}
-This work contains examples of:
 * [[Chekhov's Gunman]] - Crazy Betty  {{spoiler|who is revealed to be Ti-Jeanne's mother}}
 * [[Domestic Abuser]] - Rudy is depicted to have hit his wife  {{spoiler|Gros-Jeanne}}
-* [[Raised By Grandparents]] - Ti-Jeanne has a [[Disappeared Dad]] and [[Missing Mom]] and so is raised by her grandmother.
+* [[Raised by Grandparents]] - Ti-Jeanne has a [[Disappeared Dad]] and [[Missing Mom]] and so is raised by her grandmother.
 * [[Family Theme Naming]] - Gros-Jeanne, Mi-Jeanne and Ti-Jeanne - Big, Medium and Small Jeanne - Grandmother, mother and child.
 * [[Our Zombies Are Different]] - Type V Voodoo zombies.
-* [[Luke I Am Your Father]]  {{spoiler|Rudy is Ti-Jeanne's grandfather}}
+* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]  {{spoiler|Rudy is Ti-Jeanne's grandfather}}
 * [[No Name Given]] - Ti-Jeanne's child is named only 'Baby'
 * [[Voudoun]] - Ti-Jeanne's grandmother is a practitioner.  {{spoiler|Ti-Jeanne's spiritual father is Papa Legeba, and Ti-Jeanne is 'ridden' by several spirits. Baby as well}}
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-[[Category:Brown Girl In The Ring]]
+[[Category:Brown Girl in the Ring]]
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