diff --git a/alembic.ini b/alembic.ini
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+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# path to migration scripts.
+# this is typically a path given in POSIX (e.g. forward slashes)
+# format, relative to the token %(here)s which refers to the location of this
+# ini file
+script_location = %(here)s/migrations
+
+# template used to generate migration file names; The default value is %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+# Uncomment the line below if you want the files to be prepended with date and time
+# see https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/tutorial.html#editing-the-ini-file
+# for all available tokens
+# file_template = %%(year)d_%%(month).2d_%%(day).2d_%%(hour).2d%%(minute).2d-%%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+# Or organize into date-based subdirectories (requires recursive_version_locations = true)
+# file_template = %%(year)d/%%(month).2d/%%(day).2d_%%(hour).2d%%(minute).2d_%%(second).2d_%%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# sys.path path, will be prepended to sys.path if present.
+# defaults to the current working directory.  for multiple paths, the path separator
+# is defined by "path_separator" below.
+prepend_sys_path = .
+
+
+# timezone to use when rendering the date within the migration file
+# as well as the filename.
+# If specified, requires the tzdata library which can be installed by adding
+# `alembic[tz]` to the pip requirements.
+# string value is passed to ZoneInfo()
+# leave blank for localtime
+# timezone =
+
+# max length of characters to apply to the "slug" field
+# truncate_slug_length = 40
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+# set to 'true' to allow .pyc and .pyo files without
+# a source .py file to be detected as revisions in the
+# versions/ directory
+# sourceless = false
+
+# version location specification; This defaults
+# to <script_location>/versions.  When using multiple version
+# directories, initial revisions must be specified with --version-path.
+# The path separator used here should be the separator specified by "path_separator"
+# below.
+# version_locations = %(here)s/bar:%(here)s/bat:%(here)s/alembic/versions
+
+# path_separator; This indicates what character is used to split lists of file
+# paths, including version_locations and prepend_sys_path within configparser
+# files such as alembic.ini.
+# The default rendered in new alembic.ini files is "os", which uses os.pathsep
+# to provide os-dependent path splitting.
+#
+# Note that in order to support legacy alembic.ini files, this default does NOT
+# take place if path_separator is not present in alembic.ini.  If this
+# option is omitted entirely, fallback logic is as follows:
+#
+# 1. Parsing of the version_locations option falls back to using the legacy
+#    "version_path_separator" key, which if absent then falls back to the legacy
+#    behavior of splitting on spaces and/or commas.
+# 2. Parsing of the prepend_sys_path option falls back to the legacy
+#    behavior of splitting on spaces, commas, or colons.
+#
+# Valid values for path_separator are:
+#
+# path_separator = :
+# path_separator = ;
+# path_separator = space
+# path_separator = newline
+#
+# Use os.pathsep. Default configuration used for new projects.
+path_separator = os
+
+# set to 'true' to search source files recursively
+# in each "version_locations" directory
+# new in Alembic version 1.10
+# recursive_version_locations = false
+
+# the output encoding used when revision files
+# are written from script.py.mako
+# output_encoding = utf-8
+
+# database URL.  This is consumed by the user-maintained env.py script only.
+# other means of configuring database URLs may be customized within the env.py
+# file.
+sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:///db.sqlite3
+
+
+[post_write_hooks]
+# post_write_hooks defines scripts or Python functions that are run
+# on newly generated revision scripts.  See the documentation for further
+# detail and examples
+
+# format using "black" - use the console_scripts runner, against the "black" entrypoint
+# hooks = black
+# black.type = console_scripts
+# black.entrypoint = black
+# black.options = -l 79 REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
+
+# lint with attempts to fix using "ruff" - use the module runner, against the "ruff" module
+# hooks = ruff
+# ruff.type = module
+# ruff.module = ruff
+# ruff.options = check --fix REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
+
+# Alternatively, use the exec runner to execute a binary found on your PATH
+# hooks = ruff
+# ruff.type = exec
+# ruff.executable = ruff
+# ruff.options = check --fix REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
+
+# Logging configuration.  This is also consumed by the user-maintained
+# env.py script only.
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARNING
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARNING
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/crud.py b/crud.py
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+++ b/crud.py
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+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+import models
+import schemas
+
+
+def get_books(db: Session, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100):
+    return db.query(models.Book).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
+
+
+def create_book(db: Session, book_type: schemas.BookBase):
+    db_book = models.Book(
+        title=book_type.title,
+        summary=book_type.summary,
+        publication_date=book_type.publication_date,
+        author_id=book_type.author_id,
+    )
+    db.add(db_book)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_book)
+    return db_book
+
+
+def get_authors(db: Session, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100):
+    return db.query(models.Author).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
+
+
+def create_author(db: Session, author_type: schemas.AuthorBase):
+    db_author = models.Author(
+        name=author_type.name,
+        bio=author_type.bio,
+    )
+    db.add(db_author)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_author)
+    return db_author
+
+
+def get_author(db: Session, author_id: int):
+    return db.query(models.Author).filter(models.Author.id == author_id).first()
+
+
+def get_books_by_author(db: Session, author_id: int, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100):
+    return (
+        db.query(models.Book)
+        .filter(models.Book.author_id == author_id)
+        .offset(skip)
+        .limit(limit)
+        .all()
+    )
diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
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+++ b/database.py
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+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, declarative_base
+
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:///db.sqlite3"
+
+engine = create_engine(
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False}
+)
+SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
+
+Base = declarative_base()
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+++ b/main.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from database import SessionLocal, engine, Base
+import crud
+import schemas
+
+Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+
+def get_db():
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        yield db
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+
+
+@app.post("/authors/", response_model=schemas.Author)
+def create_author(author: schemas.AuthorBase, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    return crud.create_author(db=db, author_type=author)
+
+
+@app.get("/authors/", response_model=list[schemas.Author])
+def read_authors(skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    return crud.get_authors(db, skip=skip, limit=limit)
+
+
+@app.get("/authors/{author_id}", response_model=schemas.Author)
+def read_author(author_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    db_author = crud.get_author(db, author_id=author_id)
+    if db_author is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Author not found")
+    return db_author
+
+
+@app.post("/authors/{author_id}/books/", response_model=schemas.Book)
+def create_book_for_author(
+    author_id: int, book: schemas.BookBase, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    author = crud.get_author(db, author_id=author_id)
+    if not author:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Author not found")
+    book.author_id = author_id
+    return crud.create_book(db=db, book_type=book)
+
+
+@app.get("/books/", response_model=list[schemas.Book])
+def read_books(skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    return crud.get_books(db, skip=skip, limit=limit)
+
+
+@app.get("/authors/{author_id}/books/", response_model=list[schemas.Book])
+def read_books_by_author(
+    author_id: int, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    return crud.get_books_by_author(db, author_id=author_id, skip=skip, limit=limit)
diff --git a/migrations/README b/migrations/README
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+++ b/migrations/README
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+Generic single-database configuration.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/env.py b/migrations/env.py
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+++ b/migrations/env.py
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+from logging.config import fileConfig
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+from alembic import context
+from models import Base
+
+config = context.config
+
+if config.config_file_name is not None:
+    fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+
+target_metadata = [Base.metadata]
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline() -> None:
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(
+        url=url,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata,
+        literal_binds=True,
+        dialect_opts={"paramstyle": "named"},
+    )
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online() -> None:
+    connectable = engine_from_config(
+        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section, {}),
+        prefix="sqlalchemy.",
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool,
+    )
+
+    with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        context.configure(connection=connection, target_metadata=target_metadata)
+
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/migrations/script.py.mako b/migrations/script.py.mako
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+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Upgrade schema."""
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Downgrade schema."""
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/migrations/versions/34475c2473d0_create_users.py b/migrations/versions/34475c2473d0_create_users.py
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+++ b/migrations/versions/34475c2473d0_create_users.py
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+"""create users
+
+Revision ID: 34475c2473d0
+Revises: 
+Create Date: 2026-05-15 13:10:35.287682
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = '34475c2473d0'
+down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Upgrade schema."""
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    pass
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Downgrade schema."""
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    pass
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/migrations/versions/c56309a35b48_add_users_table.py b/migrations/versions/c56309a35b48_add_users_table.py
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+++ b/migrations/versions/c56309a35b48_add_users_table.py
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+"""add users table
+
+Revision ID: c56309a35b48
+Revises: 34475c2473d0
+Create Date: 2026-05-15 13:16:13.117424
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = 'c56309a35b48'
+down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = '34475c2473d0'
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Upgrade schema."""
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('authors',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('bio', sa.String(length=255), nullable=True),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id'),
+    sa.UniqueConstraint('name')
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_authors_id'), 'authors', ['id'], unique=False)
+    op.create_table('books',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('title', sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('summary', sa.String(length=255), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('publication_date', sa.Date(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('author_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['author_id'], ['authors.id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Downgrade schema."""
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_table('books')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_authors_id'), table_name='authors')
+    op.drop_table('authors')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
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+++ b/models.py
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+from sqlalchemy import Integer, Column, String, Date, ForeignKey
+from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
+from database import Base
+
+
+class Author(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "authors"
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    name = Column(String(255), nullable=False, unique=True)
+    bio = Column(String(255))
+    books = relationship("Book", back_populates="author")
+
+
+class Book(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "books"
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    title = Column(String(255), nullable=False)
+    summary = Column(String(255))
+    publication_date = Column(Date)
+    author_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("authors.id"))
+    author = relationship("Author", back_populates="books")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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diff --git a/schemas.py b/schemas.py
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+from datetime import date
+from typing import Optional
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class BookBase(BaseModel):
+    title: str
+    summary: Optional[str]
+    publication_date: Optional[date]
+    author_id: int
+
+
+class Book(BookBase):
+    id: int
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
+
+
+class AuthorBase(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    bio: Optional[str] = None
+    books: list = []
+
+
+class Author(AuthorBase):
+    id: int
+    books: list[Book] = []
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True