Mission 2 of 12

Build a Book Collection Manager

Build an app to manage a book collection - add books, mark them read, and search or filter the shelf. Store the data in the browser so it survives a refresh.

By the end of this mission: “I can build an interactive CRUD app in JavaScript that stores, updates, searches and filters data.

The tech stack for this mission

HTML5CSS3JavaScriptBootstrapStackBlitzVercel

What you learn, checkpoint by checkpoint

  1. Checkpoint A

    Render the book list from data using JavaScript

    • Model a book as a JavaScript object and store the collection in an array
    • Generate an HTML card for each book and render it into the page
    • Show the relevant fields - title, author and read status - on each card
  2. Checkpoint B

    Add, edit and remove books, and persist with localStorage

    • Add a form to create new books and push them into the collection
    • Edit and remove books, and re-render the list on every change
    • Persist the collection with localStorage so it survives a refresh
  3. Checkpoint C

    Add search and filtering, then deploy

    • Read a search input in real time and match it against book fields
    • Add filters (for example read vs unread) and handle the empty state
    • Polish the layout, test the full flow and deploy

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Most guidance · you still write first

Companion explains concepts, walks you through setup, and reviews your code. You still write the first draft and must explain what you shipped.

What proves you’re done

Deployed book manager with add / search / filter + Loom

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