TWICE: How I Became a Cancer-Slaying Super Man Before I Turned 21

by Benjamin Rubenstein, Anthony Geist (Illustrator)

A humorous memoir of a teenager surviving cancer, first at 16, again at 19. Unlike so many young cancer survivors, the author has not made a career out of cancer. Instead he has moved forward with the life he had to put on hold when he became ill. Motivated by Superman, bouyed up by Rocky, and inspired by Lance Armstrong, he beat the disease that twice threatened his young life.

256 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 2011

About the author

Benjamin Rubenstein is a speaker, acclaimed storyteller, and author of two books and essays in anthologies, literary reviews, and popular websites. His talks and writing, both fiction and nonfiction, combine humor and reallness that inspire others to adapt to their challenges.

Benjamin is the author of the memoir for adults, Twice How I Became a Cancer-Slaying Super Man Before I Turned 21, and the memoir for ages 10 and up, Secrets of the Cancer-Slaying Super Man.

Benjamin graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in economics and earned his Master of Fine Arts in creative writing degree from University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast program. He’s earned a certificate in advanced communication from Toastmasters International and an award for writing in plain English from the federal government, where he has taught others how to write clearly.