Let's make this birthday one to remember.

70 years old (Born on March 26, 1955)

Happy Birthday, Ellen Hopkins! May your day be filled with more joy than a teenager finally finishing their homework—or better yet, discovering one of your novels and realizing they're not alone. You've brilliantly tackled teenage hardships in Crank, Burned, Glass and Tricks—making readers laugh through tears (and occasionally cry into ice cream tubs). Your fearless storytelling has given voice to countless teens navigating life's toughest moments.

Here's wishing you another year packed full of inspiration—and perhaps fewer plot twists than the lives you've written about! Keep turning pages as gracefully as you turn birthdays; after all these years you're still our favorite literary rebel. Cheers to many more chapters ahead!