diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/centrallibrary/Book.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/centrallibrary/Book.java
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+package com.zipcodewilmington.centrallibrary;
+
+public abstract class Book extends LibraryItem {
+
+    private String author;
+    private String genre;
+    private String publicationDate;
+    private int pages;
+
+    public Book(String author, String genre, String publicationDate, int numberOfPages) {
+        this.author = author;
+        this.genre = genre;
+        this.publicationDate = publicationDate;
+        this.pages = numberOfPages;
+        
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthor() {
+        return author;
+    }
+    public void setAuthor(String author) {
+        this.author = author;
+
+    }
+
+    public String getGenre() {
+        return genre;
+    }
+    public void setGenre(String genre) {
+        this.genre = genre;
+    }
+
+    public String getpublication() {
+        return publicationDate;
+    }
+    
+    public void serpublicationDate(String publicationDate) {
+        this.publicationDate = publicationDate;
+    }
+
+    public int getPages() {
+        return pages;
+    }
+    public void setPages(int pages) {
+        this.pages = pages;
+        
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/centrallibrary/LibraryItem.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/centrallibrary/LibraryItem.java
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+package com.zipcodewilmington.centrallibrary;
+
+
+public abstract class LibraryItem  {
+    private int id;
+    private String title;
+    private String location;
+    private boolean isAvailable;
+
+//constructor
+
+
+    public LibraryItem() {
+
+    }
+
+    public LibraryItem(int id, String title, String location){
+        this.id = id;
+        this.title = title;
+        this.location = location; 
+        this.isAvailable = true;
+
+       //getters and setters 
+    }
+    public int getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+    public void setId(int id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+    public void setTitle(String title) {
+        this.title = title;
+    }
+
+    public String getLocation() {
+        return location;
+    }
+    public void setLocation(String location) {
+        this.location = location;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isAvailable() {
+        return isAvailable;
+    }
+    public void setAvailable(boolean available) {
+        isAvailable = available;
+    }
+
+    public void checkOut() {
+        this.isAvailable = false;
+    }
+
+    public void checkIn() {
+        this.isAvailable = true;
+
+    } 
+
+    public boolean matchesKeyword(String keyword) {
+        for (String field :  getSearchableFields()) {
+            if (field != null && field.contains(keyword)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public abstract double calculateLateFee(int daysLate);
+    public abstract int getMaxBorrowDays(); 
+    public abstract String getItemType();
+    public abstract String[] getSearchableFields();
+    
+
+    
+
+}
+
+