While most girls at Dancing Elk High School are updating their MySpace page or shopping at the mall, Juno is a whip-smart Minnesota teen living by her own rules. A typically boring afternoon becomes anything but when Juno decides to have sex with the charmingly unassuming Bleeker. Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, she and best friend Leah hatch a plan to find Juno's unborn baby the perfect set of parents courtesy of the local Penny Saver. They set their sights on Mark and Vanessa Loring, an affluent suburban couple longing to adopt their first child. Luckily, Juno has the support of her dad and stepmother. Juno's physical changes mirror her personal growth while the veneer of Mark and Vanessa's idyllic life starts to show signs of cracking. With a fearless intellect far removed from the usual teenage angst, Juno conquers her problems head-on, displaying a youthful exubernace both smart and unexpected.
The Newmarket Shooting Script Book includes an exclusive foreword by director Jason Reitman; exclusive introduction by Diablo Cody; complete shooting script; color photo section; and the complete cast and crew credits.