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]

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

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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