I mentioned Robert Klose's new book in More Ukrainian Adoption Books. It is titled Small Worlds: Adopted Sons, Pet Piranhas, And Other Mortal Concerns and comes out September 30.

I recently found a little more information about the book.

The cream of Klose’s columns has now been gathered in this delightful book culled largely from the more than 250 pieces written for the Monitor.

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In these pieces, readers will find themselves in the company of a wordsmith who is warm, funny, and smart—a man passionate about many subjects. Within these pages are memorable stories about Klose’s life: his childhood pet piranha, his love of the clarinet, his attempts to learn Polish. He shares touching moments of his experience raising adoptive sons, from his first encounter with Alyosha in a Russian orphanage—a bond sealed with a Pez dispenser—to learning to counsel six-year-old Anton about puppy love. Klose also depicts his life in Maine, where pursuit of warmth is a prime occupation and culture is best defined by a deserted Downeast beach or a pick-your-own strawberry farm.

From: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PRESS

I am really looking forward to this book. I found the chapters listed on the Library of Congress catalog. One chapter is about his first son, Alyosha who was adopted from Russia. And another chapter is about Anton who was adopted from Ochakow, Ukraine.

A Son from Russia

• Shuffling toward Moscow 00


• A Small Boy from a Russian Orphanage 00


• A Money-Shy Son Makes a Savvy Allowance 00


• A Son Begins to Widen His Orbit 00


• An Educator Becomes the Educated 00


• How the Shoes Got on the Other Feet 00


• A Father-Son Dialog, with Ball 00


• Another Son's Turn at the Dance 00


• Lightening a Load of Winter 00


• A Son Moves on to High School 00


• Things Old, New, and Timeless 00

A Son from Ukraine

• The Perfect Season of the Heart 00


• Anton Awaits, an Ocean Away 00


• Lessons Learned from Son #1 00


• Snow Recedes, and Treasures Emerge 00


• A Young Son Unwraps the Gift of Reading 00


• The Day My Son Learned to Solo 00


• A Six-Year-Old Soars on Wings of Love 00


• My Son, the Storyteller 00

From: Library of Congress: Table of contents

While I am waiting for the book, I can at least enjoy Robert's recent The Christian Science Monitor article, I remember when you were this high