In last year’s sleeper hit movie “Juno,” just out in video stores, the teenage and pregnant heroine escapes her fate relatively unscathed. Her parents are understanding and supportive; she decides that she doesn’t want her boyfriend’s support. Facing relatively little judgment from her community, she returns to school and gives up her baby right after birth, with fairly little grief. In the end, she’s back dating the baby’s father and the world looks bright. Cue the lights.
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