diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index 9e704ea..25cc53c 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route } from "react-router";
 import AppShell from "./components/AppShell/AppShell";
+import { BrowsePage } from "./pages/BrowsePage";
 
 /* ---------- Temporary placeholder pages (delete when the real ones exist) ---------- */
-function BrowsePlaceholder() {
-return <h1>Browse page</h1>;
-}
 function ShelfPlaceholder() {
   return <h1>My shelf page</h1>;
 }
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ export default function App() {
     <BrowserRouter>
       <Routes>
         <Route element={<AppShell />}>
-          <Route index element={<BrowsePlaceholder />} />
+          <Route index element={<BrowsePage />} />
           <Route path="shelf" element={<ShelfPlaceholder />} />
           <Route path="book/:id" element={<DetailPlaceholder />} />
         </Route>
diff --git a/client/src/data/mockBooks.ts b/client/src/data/mockBooks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1d408d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/data/mockBooks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type {Book} from '../types/book';
+import booksJson from '../../../server/test-data/books.json';
+
+export type ShelfEntry = {bookId: Book['id']; rating?: number};
+
+export const mockBooks: Book[] = booksJson.map(({googleBooksId, ...rest}) => ({
+    id: googleBooksId,
+    ...rest,
+}));
+
+export const mockShelfEntries: ShelfEntry[] = [];
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diff --git a/client/src/pages/BrowsePage.module.css b/client/src/pages/BrowsePage.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..417a4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/BrowsePage.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*mobile first */
+ /* TODO: replace the raw values with the shared design tokens in src/styles/. */
+
+.page {
+    max-width: 1200px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    padding: 1.5rem 1rem;
+}
+
+.header {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    align-items: baseline;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 0.25rem 1rem;
+    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+}
+
+.heading {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.count {
+    margin: 0;
+    opacity: 0.75;
+}
+
+.grid {
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0; 
+    padding: 0;
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+    gap: 1.5rem 1rem;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 40rem) { /*tablets and bigger devices*/
+    .page {
+        padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
+    }
+
+    .grid {
+        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(160px, 1fr));
+        gap: 2rem 1.5rem;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/client/src/pages/BrowsePage.tsx b/client/src/pages/BrowsePage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7092a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/BrowsePage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import {useState} from 'react';
+import type {Book} from '../types/book';
+import {BookCard} from '../components/BookCard/BookCard';
+import {mockBooks, mockShelfEntries, type ShelfEntry} from '../data/mockBooks';
+import styles from './BrowsePage.module.css';
+
+export function BrowsePage(){
+    const [shelf, setShelf] = useState<Map<Book['id'], ShelfEntry>>( () => new Map(mockShelfEntries.map((entry) => [entry.bookId, entry]))
+    );
+
+    function toggleSaved(bookId: Book['id']) {
+        setShelf((prev) => {
+            const next = new Map(prev);
+            if (next.has(bookId)) {
+                next.delete(bookId);
+            } else {
+                next.set(bookId, {bookId});
+            }
+            return next;
+        });
+    }
+
+    const books = mockBooks;
+
+    return (
+        <section className = {styles.page} aria-labelledby = "browse-heading">
+            <header className = {styles.header}>
+                <h1 id = "browse-heading" className = {styles.heading}>
+                    browse
+                </h1>
+                <p className = {styles.count}> {books.length} books</p>
+            </header>
+            <ul className = {styles.grid}>
+                {books.map((book) => {
+                    const entry = shelf.get(book.id);
+                    return (
+                        <BookCard
+                            key = {book.id}
+                            book = {book}
+                            isSaved = {entry !== undefined}
+                            myRating = {entry?.rating}
+                            onToggleSaved = {() => toggleSaved(book.id)}
+                        />
+                    );
+                })}
+            </ul>
+        </section>
+    );
+}
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