Todd A. Fonseca

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Todd A. Fonseca
Born (1966-10-03) October 3, 1966 (age 57)
Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
EducationMarquette University (BS, MS)
GenreJuvenile fiction, science fiction
Website
thetimecavern.com

Todd A Fonseca (born October 3, 1966, in Mishawaka, IN) is a contemporary American author of Juvenile Fiction. He lives in Andover, Minnesota and is Vice President of Clinical Research and Technical Communications at Medtronic.[1][2]

History[edit]

Fonseca began writing during his college years at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering.[3][4] His first published work, The Time Cavern, was first released as a self-published title in June 2008. After winning a 2009 Indie Excellence finalist award,[5] Ridan Publishing released a second version of the book in October 2009.[6] In November 2011, the second book in the Aaron and Jake Time Travel Adventure - The Inverted Cavern - was released by Ridan Publishing.[7] The series is an inspired fusion of Fonseca's childhood experiences growing up near Amish communities in Northern Indiana and the natural curiosity he saw in his four boys.[8]

Books in print[edit]

  • The Time Cavern, Lulu, Inc. (2008) ISBN 1-60552-010-1, Ridan Publishing (2009) ISBN 0-9825145-1-4
  • The Inverted Cavern (Aaron and Jake Time Travel Adventures), Ridan Publishing (2011) ISBN 1-937475-50-6

Awards and recognition[edit]

  • 2009 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist, Young Adult Category[9]
  • Nominated for a 2008 Minnesota Book Award[10]
  • Washington Examiner - Top Kids Books for Time Travel[11]
  • #1 Amazon tagged book in Juvenile Fiction,[12] Juvenile Adventure,[13] Books for Boys,[14] Amish[15] customer communities
  • October 2008 featured book of the month[16]
  • Bestselling Fiction Novel List[17]
  • Chicgalleria Featured Book[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddafonseca [self-published source]
  2. ^ "The Behavioral Science behind Leadership with Todd Fonseca". Schmidt List. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Interview with - A Starry Night Productions". Creative Artists Community. November 15, 2009.
  4. ^ "Thesis - Investigations of time and frequency domain analysis methods on the EEG during coma". Marquette University Library. May 5, 1992.
  5. ^ "NIEA 2009 Book Awards". National Indie Excellence Awards. May 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "The Time Cavern". Ridan Publishing. October 1, 2009.
  7. ^ "The Time Cavern". Ridan Publishing. October 1, 2009.
  8. ^ "Series Growing for Mishawaka Native". The South Bend Tribune. January 22, 2012.
  9. ^ "NIEA 2010 Book Awards". National Indie Excellence Awards. May 18, 2009.
  10. ^ "Nomination List". Minnesota Book Awards. December 18, 2008.
  11. ^ "Top Kids Books for Time Travel". Washington Examiner. July 14, 2009.
  12. ^ "Amazon Juvenile Fiction Community". Amazon. May 5, 2010.
  13. ^ "Amazon Juvenile Adventure Community". Amazon. May 5, 2010.
  14. ^ "Amazon Books for Boys Community". Amazon. May 5, 2010.
  15. ^ "Amazon Amish Community". Amazon. May 5, 2010.
  16. ^ "Young Adult Book Review - The Time Cavern". Flamingnet. October 1, 2009.
  17. ^ "Best Selling Novel List". Buzzle. February 4, 2010.
  18. ^ "Time Travel Adventure Book For Young Readers". Chicgalleria. March 23, 2009.

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