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     Tears and Tales:  Stories of Animal and Human Rescue by Russell A. Vassallo is a finalist in the Fiction & Literature: Short Story category in the USABookNews Best Books 2006 Awards.  The book also won an Reviewers Choice Award 2007 from Reader Views.  Russell A. Vassallo is also an Award-Winning Finalist in the Short Story Fiction category of the National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards for Tears and Tales.

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The Stories

Git - An abandoned dog searches for her puppies and a home

The Ghost Beside Me - A dog's spirit survives her death

The Horse That Cried - A  horse grieves for his canine companion

A God of All Creatures - An abused dog finds love

The Long-Shot Dog - The final days of a beloved pet

To Love a Crooked Horse - A stoic, abused mare finds love

The Cardinal - A beloved dog returns as a cardinal to comfort a cancer survivor

A Day Away - Scheduled to be put down, will the dog be saved?

The Return of Lucky - A boy's love for his pony lasts for years

Empty Nest -  A duck helps a young man to mature

Reviews of Tears and Tales:  Stories of Animal and Human Rescue     

Russell A. Vassallo, in his book Tears and Tales:  Stories of Animal and Human Rescue, writes very sweet and poignant stories about the animal friends he has made and lost throughtout his life.  Each narrative is finely crafted to tell an intriguing story -- and Vassallo's conversational tone makes it seem as if he's retelling these tales to old childhood chums.  In some of the stories, he personifies his strong-willed and big-hearted animal friends, which gives them an unique voice and attitude.  Many of the stories are deeply moving; readers will be sure to develop an attachment to Git the dog or Willie the horse.    Writer's Digest Award Judge's comments    

Your love for animals comes through loud and clear here.  The strongest aspects of the book are those that you write from your own perspective.  This is an inspiring and comforting book for anyone who's ever loved an animal.  Writer's Digest Award Judge's comments

This book is a keeper, to be kept at your bedside for reading over and over.

         Joanne Benham, Reader's Views

Tears and Tales is a great read for anyone with a love of animals and an unforgettable book that will touch the heartbroken.   Heights Tribune

Tears and Tales grabs and holds the reader at the first sentence.  Laine Raia, author