diff --git a/app/adapters/index.js b/app/adapters/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af05dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/adapters/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import adapter from 'ember-data-endpoints/adapter';
+
+export default adapter.extend({
+    host: '',
+    queryParams: {
+      include: 'chapters',
+      filter: {
+        published_after: '1990-01-01'
+      }
+    }
+});
diff --git a/app/routes/index.js b/app/routes/index.js
index 7c6f640..52869f4 100644
--- a/app/routes/index.js
+++ b/app/routes/index.js
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ import Ember from 'ember';
 
 export default Ember.Route.extend({
   model: function() {
-    return this.store.find('book', {
-      include: "chapters",
-        //'filter[published_after]': '1990-01-01'
-      filter: {
-        published_after: '1990-01-01'
-      }
-    });
+    return this.store.find('book');
   }
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/adapters/index-test.js b/tests/unit/adapters/index-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b2a6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/adapters/index-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { moduleFor, test } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+moduleFor('adapter:index', 'Unit | Adapter | index', {
+  // Specify the other units that are required for this test.
+  // needs: ['serializer:foo']
+});
+
+// Replace this with your real tests.
+test('it exists', function(assert) {
+  var adapter = this.subject();
+  assert.ok(adapter);
+});