diff --git a/server/.gitignore b/server/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00cbbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Typescript v1 declaration files
+typings/
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
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+
+# dotenv environment variables file
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+
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ba75a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const graphqlHTTP = require('express-graphql');
+const schema = require('./schema/schema');
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const app = express();
+
+// connect to mlab database
+// make sure to replace my db string & creds with your own
+mongoose.connect('mongodb://ninja:test@ds161148.mlab.com:61148/graphql-ninja')
+mongoose.connection.once('open', () => {
+    console.log('conneted to database');
+});
+
+// bind express with graphql
+app.use('/graphql', graphqlHTTP({
+    schema,
+    graphiql: true
+}));
+
+app.listen(4000, () => {
+    console.log('now listening for requests on port 4000');
+});
diff --git a/server/models/author.js b/server/models/author.js
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index 0000000..84f4791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/author.js
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+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+
+const authorSchema = new Schema({
+    name: String,
+    age: Number
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('Author', authorSchema);
diff --git a/server/models/book.js b/server/models/book.js
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index 0000000..59af1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/book.js
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+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+
+const bookSchema = new Schema({
+    name: String,
+    genre: String,
+    authorId: String
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('Book', bookSchema);
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d16ae58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14c0a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "name": "server",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.16.2",
+    "express-graphql": "^0.6.12",
+    "graphql": "^0.13.1",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.5",
+    "mongoose": "^5.0.9"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/schema/schema.js b/server/schema/schema.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a748837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/schema/schema.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+const graphql = require('graphql');
+const Book = require('../models/book');
+const Author = require('../models/Author');
+const _ = require('lodash');
+
+const {
+    GraphQLObjectType,
+    GraphQLString,
+    GraphQLSchema,
+    GraphQLID,
+    GraphQLInt,
+    GraphQLList
+} = graphql;
+
+const BookType = new GraphQLObjectType({
+    name: 'Book',
+    fields: ( ) => ({
+        id: { type: GraphQLID },
+        name: { type: GraphQLString },
+        genre: { type: GraphQLString },
+        author: {
+            type: AuthorType,
+            resolve(parent, args){
+                //return _.find(authors, { id: parent.authorId });
+            }
+        }
+    })
+});
+
+const AuthorType = new GraphQLObjectType({
+    name: 'Author',
+    fields: ( ) => ({
+        id: { type: GraphQLID },
+        name: { type: GraphQLString },
+        age: { type: GraphQLInt },
+        books: {
+            type: new GraphQLList(BookType),
+            resolve(parent, args){
+                //return _.filter(books, { authorId: parent.id });
+            }
+        }
+    })
+});
+
+const RootQuery = new GraphQLObjectType({
+    name: 'RootQueryType',
+    fields: {
+        book: {
+            type: BookType,
+            args: { id: { type: GraphQLID } },
+            resolve(parent, args){
+                //return _.find(books, { id: args.id });
+            }
+        },
+        author: {
+            type: AuthorType,
+            args: { id: { type: GraphQLID } },
+            resolve(parent, args){
+                //return _.find(authors, { id: args.id });
+            }
+        },
+        books: {
+            type: new GraphQLList(BookType),
+            resolve(parent, args){
+                //return books;
+            }
+        },
+        authors: {
+            type: new GraphQLList(AuthorType),
+            resolve(parent, args){
+                //return authors;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+const Mutation = new GraphQLObjectType({
+    name: 'Mutation',
+    fields: {
+        addAuthor: {
+            type: AuthorType,
+            args: {
+                name: { type: GraphQLString },
+                age: { type: GraphQLInt }
+            },
+            resolve(parent, args){
+                let author = new Author({
+                    name: args.name,
+                    age: args.age
+                });
+                return author.save();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+module.exports = new GraphQLSchema({
+    query: RootQuery,
+    mutation: Mutation
+});