diff --git a/lib/json-file-crud.js b/lib/json-file-crud.js
index 6247f7b..d2fe1ce 100644
--- a/lib/json-file-crud.js
+++ b/lib/json-file-crud.js
@@ -4,29 +4,112 @@
  * @author REL
  */
 
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+
 class JsonFileCRUD {
-    constructor(filePath) {
-        if (!filePath) {
-            throw new Error('File path is required');
-        }
-        this.filePath = filePath;
+  constructor(filePath, options = {}) {
+    if (!filePath) {
+      throw new Error("File path is required");
     }
+    this.filePath = path.resolve(filePath);
+    this.idField = options.idField || "id";
+  }
 
-    create(data, callback) {
-        // TODO: implement create
-    }
+  //#region CREATE
 
-    read(id, callback) {
-        // TODO: implement read
-    }
+  create(data, callback) {
+    // TODO: implement create
+  }
 
-    update(id, data, callback) {
-        // TODO: implement update
-    }
+  //#endregion CREATE
 
-    delete(id, callback) {
-        // TODO: implement delete
-    }
+  //#region READ
+
+  /**
+   * Reads all items from the file
+   * @param {Function} callback - Called with (error, items)
+   */
+  readAll(callback) {
+    fs.readFile(this.filePath, "utf-8", (err, content) => {
+      if (err && err.code !== "ENOENT") {
+        // File system error other than "file not found"
+        callback(err);
+      } else {
+        // File doesn't exist or read successfully - parse as JSON array
+        try {
+          const items = content ? JSON.parse(content) : [];
+          if (!Array.isArray(items)) {
+            throw new Error("File content is not a JSON array");
+          }
+          callback(null, items);
+        } catch (error) {
+          callback(error);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Finds an item by ID
+   * @param {any} id - The ID of the item to find
+   * @param {Function} callback - Called with (error, item)
+   */
+  findById(id, callback) {
+    this.readAll((err, items) => {
+      if (err) return callback(err);
+
+      const item = items.find((item) => item[this.idField] === id);
+      if (!item) {
+        return callback(new Error(`Item with ${this.idField} ${id} not found`));
+      }
+
+      callback(null, item);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Finds items by filter function
+   * @param {Function} filterFn - Function that returns true for matching items
+   * @param {Function} callback - Called with (error, items)
+   */
+  findBy(filterFn, callback) {
+    this.readAll((err, items) => {
+      if (err) return callback(err);
+      
+      const matchingItems = items.filter(filterFn);
+      callback(null, matchingItems);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Counts total items
+   * @param {Function} callback - Called with (error, count)
+   */
+  count(callback) {
+    this.readAll((err, items) => {
+      if (err) return callback(err);
+      callback(null, items.length);
+    });
+  }
+
+  //#endregion READ
+
+  //#region UPDATE
+
+  update(id, data, callback) {
+    // TODO: implement update
+  }
+
+  //#endregion UPDATE
+
+  //#region DELETE
+
+  delete(id, callback) {
+    // TODO: implement delete
+  }
+
+  //#endregion DELETE
 }
 
 export default JsonFileCRUD;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d404f77..7f4b28e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node .",
-    "test": "node test/test.js",
+    "test": "node test/test-basic.js && node test/test-read.js",
+    "test:basic": "node test/test-basic.js",
+    "test:read": "node test/test-read.js",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm test"
   },
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test-basic.js
similarity index 89%
rename from test/test.js
rename to test/test-basic.js
index 8713ede..a256ec9 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test-basic.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function test(description, testFn) {
 // Basic constructor test
 test('creates instance with file path', () => {
   const crud = new JsonFileCRUD('./test.json');
-  if (!crud || crud.filePath !== './test.json') {
+  if (!crud || !crud.filePath.endsWith('test.json')) {
     throw new Error('failed to create instance');
   }
 });
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test('requires file path', () => {
 // Method availability
 test('has required methods', () => {
   const crud = new JsonFileCRUD('./test.json');
-  ['create', 'read', 'update', 'delete'].forEach(method => {
+  ['create', 'findById', 'update', 'delete'].forEach(method => {
     if (typeof crud[method] !== 'function') {
       throw new Error(`missing ${method} method`);
     }
diff --git a/test/test-read.js b/test/test-read.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ff7026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-read.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import JsonFileCRUD from "../lib/json-file-crud.js";
+import fs from "fs";
+
+// Test setup
+const testFile = "./test-data.json";
+const testData = [
+  { id: 1, name: "Ariel" },
+  { id: 2, name: "Yoni" },
+];
+
+// Create test file
+fs.writeFileSync(testFile, JSON.stringify(testData));
+
+const crud = new JsonFileCRUD(testFile);
+let passed = 0;
+let total = 0;
+let completed = 0;
+
+function test(description, testFn) {
+  total++;
+  testFn((err, success) => {
+    completed++;
+    
+    if (err || !success) {
+      console.log(`✗ ${description}: ${err?.message || 'failed'}`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`✓ ${description}`);
+      passed++;
+    }
+    
+    // Check if all async tests are done
+    if (completed === total) {
+      console.log(`\n${passed}/${total} tests passed`);
+      fs.unlinkSync(testFile); // Clean up
+      process.exit(passed === total ? 0 : 1);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// Test reading all items
+test('readAll works', (done) => {
+  crud.readAll((err, items) => {
+    if (err) return done(err);
+    if (items.length === 2) return done(null, true);
+    done(new Error('wrong count'));
+  });
+});
+
+// Test reading single item
+test('findById works', (done) => {
+  crud.findById(1, (err, item) => {
+    if (err) return done(err);
+    if (item.name === "Ariel") return done(null, true);
+    done(new Error('wrong data'));
+  });
+});
+
+// Test findBy method
+test('findBy works', (done) => {
+  crud.findBy(item => item.name === "Yoni", (err, items) => {
+    if (err) return done(err);
+    if (items.length === 1 && items[0].name === "Yoni") return done(null, true);
+    done(new Error('wrong data'));
+  });
+});
+
+// Test error handling
+test('findById error handling works', (done) => {
+  crud.findById(1000, (err, item) => {
+    if (err) return done(null, true); // Should fail
+    done(new Error('should have failed'));
+  });
+});
+
+// Test count method
+test('count works', (done) => {
+  crud.count((err, count) => {
+    if (err) return done(err);
+    if (count === 2) return done(null, true);
+    done(new Error('wrong count'));
+  });
+});