Susan Kushner
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Susan Kushner | |
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Ramona (novel series) character | |
First appearance | Beezus and Ramona (1955) |
Last appearance | Ramona's World (1999) |
Created by | Beverly Cleary |
Portrayed by | Sierra McCormick |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Susan Snoozin (by Ramona) |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Student/Model |
Susan Kushner is a fictional character in the Ramona series of novels by Beverly Cleary.
Fictional character biography
The character Susan first appears in Beezus and Ramona at Ramona's party, although it's not specified whether or not she's Susan Kushner. When Ramona Quimby starts kindergarten, they become rivals which continues through much of the series. In Ramona the Pest, Susan's S's are said to look like worms crawling, as many students with S's in their names are in Miss Binney's class. She has long curls described as blonde in Ramona's World, although Ramona the Pest describes Susan's hair color as "a sort of reddish brown".
Relationship between Susan and Ramona
Susan is portrayed as being somewhat snobby and overachieving; in the book of her debut, her beautiful
Film
In the 2010 film Ramona and Beezus, Susan is portrayed by Sierra McCormick and seen as more of a bully than anywhere else in the series. She is portrayed as being conceited, auditioning to star in television advertisements for a well-known brand of peanut butter as its princess mascot, donning a tiara at school, albeit whether or not she was selected for the part is unknown.