![]() ![]() This book is applicable to all students because Susan is depicted playing outside with her friends and family. One criteria from Freeman and Freeman states "are the characters in the story like you and your family?" (8). As a result, this book would be considered to be culturally relevant, even to students who do not use wheelchairs according to the guidelines established by Yvonne and David Freeman in their article, "Connecting Students to Culturally Relevant Texts" (2004). The narrative, prior to the end of the story, proves that Susan is just like any other young child, the only difference is that she uses a wheelchair. The author's choice not to reveal that Susan uses a wheelchair until the last page of the book solidifies the book's message of acceptance and awareness. However, it is not until the last page that the reader discovers that Susan uses a wheelchair. The last sentence in the book states, "That is Susan through and through - just like me, just like you" (Willis, 25). She makes mistakes, but also makes good choices too. ![]() Susan is sometimes good and she is sometimes bad. She feels emotions, such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear and pride. She laughs, sings, dances, swims, and plays. The book describes all of the things that Susan does. Susan Laughs tells the story of a little girl who acts just like any other child. ![]()
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