Todd A. Fonseca

Todd A. Fonseca
Born	3 October 1966 Mishawaka, Indiana
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Genre	Juvenile Fiction, Science Fiction
Website
www.thetimecavern.com

Todd A Fonseca is a contemporary American author of Juvenile Fiction. Mr. Fonseca resides in Andover, Minnesota.

History

Todd Fonseca began writing during his college years at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering.^[1][2] 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,^[3] Ridan Publishing released a second version of the book in October 2009.^[4] In November 2011, the second book in the Aaron and Jake Time Travel Adventure - The Inverted Cavern - was released by Ridan Publishing.^[5] 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.^[6]

Books in Print

• 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

• 2009 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist, Young Adult Category^[7]
• Nominated for a 2008 Minnesota Book Award^[8]
• Washington Examiner - Top Kids Books for Time Travel^[9]
• #1 Amazon tagged book in Juvenile Fiction,^[10] Juvenile Adventure,^[11] Books for Boys,^[12] Amish^[13] customer communities
• October 2008 featured book of the month^[14]
• Bestselling Fiction Novel List^[15]
• Chicgalleria Featured Book^[16]

External links

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

References

1. "Interview with - A Starry Night Productions". Creative Artists Community. 2009-11-15.
2. "Thesis - Investigations of time and frequency domain analysis methods on the EEG during coma". Marquette University Library. 1992-05-05.
3. "NIEA 2009 Book Awards". National Indie Excellence Awards. 2009-05-18.
4. "The Time Cavern". Ridan Publishing. 2009-10-01.
5. "The Time Cavern". Ridan Publishing. 2009-10-01.
6. "Series Growing for Mishawaka Native". The South Bend Tribune. 2012-01-22.
7. "NIEA 2010 Book Awards". National Indie Excellence Awards. 2009-05-18.
8. "Nomination List". Minnesota Book Awards. 2008-12-18.
9. "Top Kids Books for Time Travel". Washington Examiner. 2009-07-14.
10. "Amazon Juvenile Fiction Community". Amazon. 2010-05-05.
11. "Amazon Juvenile Adventure Community". Amazon. 2010-05-05.
12. "Amazon Books for Boys Community". Amazon. 2010-05-05.
13. "Amazon Amish Community". Amazon. 2010-05-05.
14. "Young Adult Book Review - The Time Cavern". Flamingnet. 2009-10-01.
15. "Best Selling Novel List". Buzzle. 2010-02-04.
16. "Time Travel Adventure Book For Young Readers". Chicgalleria. 2009-03-23.