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← DOM Manipulation with JavaScript
○The page is a tree○Exercise: follow the document reference○Load a script when the page is ready○Exercise: initialize a deferred script○Find one element by id or CSS selector○Exercise: select a notice and label○Compare DOM properties, HTML attributes, and node types○Exercise: inspect a room input and its nodes✦Module Quiz
○Find every match with querySelectorAll○Exercise: label every trail stop○Move from a child to its relatives○Exercise: trace a nested card○Check for missing elements and search within a card○Exercise: update only the chosen card○Compare a live HTMLCollection with a static NodeList○Exercise: safely expand a live collection✦Module Quiz
○Safe text and HTML○Exercise: render a safe notice○Read and change link attributes○Exercise: update an accessible link○Data attributes and conditional text○Exercise: announce session availability○Boolean attributes and DOM properties○Exercise: unlock a volunteer sign-up✦Module Quiz
○Add, remove, and check classes○Exercise: mark a favourite card○Toggle a panel accessibly○Exercise: toggle the help panel○Inline styles, classes, and hidden○Exercise: style and hide a notice○Change a CSS custom property from JavaScript○Exercise: change a workshop card accent✦Module Quiz
○Create and Append a Text Node●Exercise: Add a Reading List Item○Place Nodes Before and Between○Exercise: Order the Workshop Agenda○Remove, Replace, and Clear Safely○Exercise: Refresh a Museum Display○Clone a Card and Insert a Batch○Exercise: Clone Two Exhibit Cards✦Module Quiz
○Listen for Clicks with a Named Handler○Exercise: Check Library Hours○Event Target, Current Target, and Delegation○Exercise: Delegate Pantry Actions○Keyboard Events Without Trapping Keys○Exercise: Search the Recipe Box○Once, Remove, and Bubble○Exercise: Control Workshop Notifications✦Module Quiz
○Read a field while someone types○Build a live name preview○Handle submit without leaving the page○Validate a library request○Keep a selection in sync on change and reset○Sync a preference and its reset state○Read multiple checked values with FormData○Build a checkbox-based garden request✦Module Quiz
○Filter a list as someone types○Build a live trail finder○Toggle an accessible disclosure○Build a guide menu disclosure○Create and remove items with one delegated listener○Build a neighborhood task board○Sort a workshop table with accessible buttons○Build an accessible sortable resource table✦Module Quiz
○Read selectable cards and detail updates○Build directory cards and a selected profile○Trace live search and an empty state○Add live search to the community directory○Trace safe additions and delegated removal○Add and remove community directory cards✦Module Quiz
○Read and update a live itinerary○Build the workshop itinerary○Add a validated item through a form○Add a workshop session○Filter and remove live entries○Finish the workshop planner✦Module Quiz
○Fetch JSON and render safe text○Exercise: load recipe cards○Handle loading, empty, and failed responses○Exercise: handle alert states○Build a query with URLSearchParams○Exercise: search the catalog○Abort outdated requests○Exercise: keep the latest result✦Module Quiz
○Load a dashboard from an offline API fixture○Build an events dashboard○Query a dashboard with URLSearchParams○Add event search to the dashboard○Retry requests without stale results○Finish a resilient event dashboard✦Module Quiz

Exercise: Add a Reading List Item

Use the garden demo as your model, but work on a library reading list. The starter already has a list and one book; your script will add a second book without editing the HTML list by hand.

How it works

Notice the order in the example below: first make the node, then set its text, then connect it to the parent. A new li created in JavaScript does not appear just because you put it in a variable. textContent is the right choice for book titles, including titles containing < or &, because titles are data rather than markup.

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// Different example: a cafe menu, not your reading list.
const dessert = document.createElement("li");
dessert.textContent = "Pear tart";
document.querySelector("#desserts").append(dessert);

Try the preview

After your changes, the preview should show The Secret Garden followed by The Hobbit. If nothing appears, check that you appended the node to #books, not to a variable that still holds null.

Remember

Recall the garden board: createElement gives you a node, textContent fills it safely, and append places it. This exercise changes the setting and the data, not that three-step sequence.

Your Task

  1. Create an li with plain textContent of The Hobbit, then append it to #books after The Secret Garden. The new item appears only after insertion.
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HINT 1

Set textContent before calling append on the list.

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