Lost at Sea!: Tami Oldham-ashcraft's Story of Survival

by Matt Doeden

Amidst a wicked hurricane in the Pacific Ocean, Tami Oldham was knocked unconscious below the deck of the yacht she was sailing with her fiancee. She awoke to find the yacht ruined and her fiancee missing. For 42 days, Tami fought heartbreak and depressions, while inching her way toward Hawaii. Discover the inner strength and priceless navigation tools that saved her life.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Matt Doeden was born in southern Minnesota and lived parts of his childhood in Golden Valley, Minnesota, and Madison, Minnesota. He studied journalism at Mankato State University, where he worked at the college newspaper for three years. In his senior year, he served as the paper's Sports Editor, which put him in charge of the entire sports section, the sports writers, and the photographers. He covered mostly college sports, but also the Minnesota Vikings, who held training camp at MSU.

His work allowed him to meet and interview people like Dennis Green, Cris Carter, Robert Smith, and more. Matt went on to work as a sports writer for the Mankato paper, and then he got a job as an editor with a small children's publisher called Capstone Press, and in 2003 he decided to start his own business as a freelance writer and editor.

Since then, Matt has written and edited hundreds of books. Lots of them are on high-interest topics like cars, sports, and airplanes. He also writes and edits on geography, science, and even math.