📚 BookBuddy

BookBuddy is a user-friendly React application that allows users to browse, add, favorite, and delete books. It integrates with a local JSON Server backend and the Open Library API to create a dynamic and interactive book management experience.

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🚀 Features

• 🔍 Browse books with cover images, genre, and author info
• ➕ Add new books via a responsive form
• 🗑️ Permanently delete books from the backend
• 💖 Mark books as favorites (stored in localStorage)
• 📖 Toggle book descriptions
• 🔗 Link to external book sources via Open Library

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend	Backend	Tools
React	JSON Server	Vite
JSX	REST API	Git
CSS	localStorage	Open Library API

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📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/bookbuddy.git
cd bookbuddy

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Set up JSON Server

Create a `db.json` file in the root directory:

Start the server:

json-server --watch db.json --port 3001

4. Run the React app

npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:5173 to view the app.

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📁 Project Structure

bookbuddy/ ├── public/ ├── src/ │ ├── pages/ │ │ └── Home.jsx │ ├── App.jsx │ └── main.jsx ├── db.json ├── README.md └── package.json

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Collaborators

1. James Ivan

2. Angel Wambui

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🙌 Acknowledgments

• Open Library API
• JSON Server
• Vite