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Build a Reading List Application With Vue.js

In this code lab, you'll follow instructions to build a reading list application with Vue.js 2.x. You'll create multiple components that are connected together to display a list of authors and book titles. Finally , you'll create a form that adds new books to the list.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Oct 14, 2025
Duration
1h 34m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Creating the BookList Component

    In this Lab you’ll follow along with our instructions and build a reading list application with Vue.js 3.x. You'll create multiple components that are connected together to display a list of authors and book titles, and you'll create a form that adds new books to the list.

    In this module you'll write code to create a Vue component called BookList that displays a list of book titles and authors. ### Solution The solution can be found in the solution directory.

  2. Challenge

    Looping Through a List of Books

    In this module you'll write code that reads a list of book titles and authors from an array and displays them in a Vue component.

  3. Challenge

    Creating a Child Component

    In this module you'll refactor a BookList component into two components - BookList and BookItem.

  4. Challenge

    Connecting BookItem as a Child Component of BookList

    In this module you'll connect a child BookItem component to a parent BookList component.

  5. Challenge

    Creating a BookForm Component

    In this module you'll create a BookForm component that calls a method on submit that adds a new title and author to an array of books and updates the display. After you've completed the above tasks, run npm run dev in your Terminal tab, and then switch to and refresh the Web Browser tab to view your app.

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