Mesmerizing and romantic, Stars Over Clear Lake transports readers to the Surf Ballroom, where musical acts became legends in the 1940s and which holds the key to one woman's deepest secret.
Loretta Ellsworth has connections among booksellers and librarians in Minnesota, Iowa, and more.
Loretta's young adult novels have received the following accolades: Scholastic Book Club bestseller, Teen's Top Ten Finalist, ALA and IRA Notables, New York Library List of Books for the Teen Age, Midwest Bookseller's Choice Honor Award, Midwest Connection's Pick, BBCB Choice, NEMBA (North Eastern Minnesota Book Award) finalist, Rebecca Caudill Nominee, and Charlotte Award Nominee.
The Surf Ballroom really exists and, like in the novel, really burned down in 1947 due to unknown causes.
Set on the U.S. homefront, the novel offers a less-known yet romantic perspective of WWII and its aftermath.
