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This conversion entailed replacing RESTful API with GraphQL queries and mutations for data retrieval and modification, adjusting authentication middleware for compatibility with a GraphQL API, and setting up an Apollo Provider. The biggest challenge was rendering saved books on the user's account, which was resolved with assistance from a second set of eyes. This help revealed errors, such as an extra bracket causing an empty saved books array and an invalid argument passed into a book-saving function, which allowed the project to be completed successfully.\n\n## Table of Contents\n\n- [Installation](#installation)\n- [Usage](#usage)\n- [Screenshot](#screenshot)\n- [Credits](#credits)\n- [License](#license)\n\n## Installation\n\nInstallation is not required. Please navigate to the deployed site by [clicking this link](https://fd-google-book-search-engine.herokuapp.com/). \n\n## Usage\n\n1. Open the deployed site \n1. Click the `Login/Sign Up` button on the nav in the top right corner of the screen\n1. Sign Up as a new user by entering the required fields\n1. In the search bar, type in a book or author you'd like to search for\n1. To save a book, find a book you'd like to save, then click the blue `Save this Book!` button\n1. To view your saved books, click the `See Your Books` link in the nav on the top right corner of the screen\n1. To delete a book from your saved books list, click the `Delete this Book!` button under the saved book\n\n## Screenshot\n![Screenshot](./book-search-engine-screenshot.png)\n\n## Credits\n\nWhile creating this project, I read documentation on GraphQL, Apollo Server, Apollo Client/Provider, and React.js. 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