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+from typing import List, Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from models.book import Book
+from schemas.book import BookCreate, BookUpdate
+
+def get_books(db: Session, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100) -> List[Book]:
+    """
+    Retrieve a list of books from the database.
+
+    Args:
+        db (Session): SQLAlchemy database session
+        skip (int, optional): Number of books to skip. Defaults to 0.
+        limit (int, optional): Maximum number of books to return. Defaults to 100.
+
+    Returns:
+        List[Book]: List of Book objects
+    """
+    return db.query(Book).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
+
+def get_book_by_id(db: Session, book_id: int) -> Optional[Book]:
+    """
+    Retrieve a book by its ID from the database.
+
+    Args:
+        db (Session): SQLAlchemy database session
+        book_id (int): ID of the book to retrieve
+
+    Returns:
+        Optional[Book]: Book object if found, None otherwise
+    """
+    return db.query(Book).filter(Book.id == book_id).first()
+
+def create_book(db: Session, book: BookCreate) -> Book:
+    """
+    Create a new book in the database.
+
+    Args:
+        db (Session): SQLAlchemy database session
+        book (BookCreate): Book data to create
+
+    Returns:
+        Book: Created Book object
+    """
+    db_book = Book(**book.dict())
+    db.add(db_book)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_book)
+    return db_book
+
+def update_book(db: Session, book_id: int, book_data: BookUpdate) -> Optional[Book]:
+    """
+    Update an existing book in the database.
+
+    Args:
+        db (Session): SQLAlchemy database session
+        book_id (int): ID of the book to update
+        book_data (BookUpdate): Updated book data
+
+    Returns:
+        Optional[Book]: Updated Book object if found, None otherwise
+    """
+    db_book = db.query(Book).filter(Book.id == book_id).first()
+    if not db_book:
+        return None
+
+    for field, value in book_data.dict(exclude_unset=True).items():
+        setattr(db_book, field, value)
+
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_book)
+    return db_book
+
+def delete_book(db: Session, book_id: int) -> bool:
+    """
+    Delete a book from the database.
+
+    Args:
+        db (Session): SQLAlchemy database session
+        book_id (int): ID of the book to delete
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if the book was deleted, False otherwise
+    """
+    db_book = db.query(Book).filter(Book.id == book_id).first()
+    if not db_book:
+        return False
+
+    db.delete(db_book)
+    db.commit()
+    return True
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