{"product_id":"2940013581364","title":"The Oak Tree","description":"Joanna Becker has no idea what is in store for her upon the day of her eighteenth birthday. Joanna has no way of knowing that instead of celebrating her big day that she will be mourning the death of her mother, or that she is about to become the head of a financial conglomerate. She also doesn’t know that someone wants her dead. \u003cbr\u003eRaised by a single mother, Joanna Becker has lived a quiet and meager existence in small town America. But that is all about to change. \u003cbr\u003eJust days before her eighteenth birthday Jo begins to suspect that she is being followed, and indeed she is. Not by just one person, but by two different sets of people. One group sent to kill her and another group sent to protect her. \u003cbr\u003eOn the day of her eighteenth birthday Jo’s mother is killed in a car wreck. Just hours later, the trailer house where she has grown up burns to the ground. As if Jo has not already experienced enough shocks in her life, she is approached the day of her mother’s funeral with shocking news. \u003cbr\u003eJoanna Becker is the heir apparent to the largest financial company in the country. \u003cbr\u003eLess than a week after her birthday and the death of her mother she is whisked away to New York City to claim her rightful inheritance as the most powerful business woman in the world. \u003cbr\u003eYet even as she struggles to fit into this new world and deal with her grief, she is still aware that someone wants her dead. \u003cbr\u003eThe Oak Tree follows a rags to riches story that is unlike most. It has humor, life lessons and suspense. This is a story that can be picked up by young and old alike and enjoyed.","brand":"Julie Judish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147574132976,"sku":"2940013581364","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013581364_p0.jpg?v=1763582630","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013581364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}