Todd A. Fonseca Explained

Todd A. Fonseca
Birth Date:	3 October 1966
Birth Place:	Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation:	Author
Education:	Marquette University (BS, MS)
Genre:	Juvenile fiction, science fiction

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

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

• The Time Cavern, Lulu, Inc. (2008), Ridan Publishing (2009)
• The Inverted Cavern (Aaron and Jake Time Travel Adventures), Ridan Publishing (2011)

Awards and recognition

• 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]

External links

• The Time Cavern official book website
• The Time Cavern Book Trailer
• Publisher's Book Page
• Publisher's Author Page
• Reviews

Notes and References

1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddafonseca
2. Web site: The Behavioral Science behind Leadership with Todd Fonseca. 2021-06-02. Schmidt List. en-US.
3. Web site: Interview with - A Starry Night Productions . Creative Artists Community . 2009-11-15 .
4. Web site: Thesis - Investigations of time and frequency domain analysis methods on the EEG during coma . Marquette University Library . 1992-05-05 .
5. Web site: NIEA 2009 Book Awards . National Indie Excellence Awards . 2009-05-18 .
6. Web site: The Time Cavern . Ridan Publishing . 2009-10-01 .
7. Web site: The Time Cavern . Ridan Publishing . 2009-10-01 .
8. Web site: Series Growing for Mishawaka Native . The South Bend Tribune . 2012-01-22 .
9. Web site: NIEA 2010 Book Awards . National Indie Excellence Awards . 2009-05-18 .
10. Web site: Nomination List . Minnesota Book Awards . 2008-12-18 .
11. Web site: Top Kids Books for Time Travel . Washington Examiner . 2009-07-14 .
12. Web site: Amazon Juvenile Fiction Community . Amazon . 2010-05-05 .
13. Web site: Amazon Juvenile Adventure Community . Amazon . 2010-05-05 .
14. Web site: Amazon Books for Boys Community . Amazon . 2010-05-05 .
15. Web site: Amazon Amish Community . Amazon . 2010-05-05 .
16. Web site: Young Adult Book Review - The Time Cavern . Flamingnet . 2009-10-01 .
17. Web site: Best Selling Novel List . Buzzle . 2010-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100314171212/http://www.buzzle.com/articles/best-selling-novels.html . usurped . March 14, 2010 .
18. Web site: Time Travel Adventure Book For Young Readers . Chicgalleria . 2009-03-23 .