Let's make this birthday one to remember.

70 years old (Born on July 26, 1954)

Happy Birthday, Michael Grant! May your day be as thrilling and unpredictable as the twists in Animorphs, and may you celebrate with fewer existential crises than your characters faced in Everworld. You've given us shape-shifting teens, alternate universes, and dystopian adventures—honestly, we're still recovering from Gone's suspenseful cliffhangers.

Here's hoping this year brings you more success than a Yeerk invasion thwarted by teenagers. Keep crafting worlds that captivate our imaginations (and occasionally traumatize us). Cheers to another year of brilliant storytelling—may it be filled with laughter, inspiration, and fewer mutant insects than BZRK. Happy birthday!