diff --git a/examples/asyncorm/__init__.py b/examples/asyncorm/__init__.py
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diff --git a/examples/asyncorm/__main__.py b/examples/asyncorm/__main__.py
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+from sanic import Sanic
+from sanic.exceptions import NotFound
+from sanic.response import json
+from sanic.views import HTTPMethodView
+
+from asyncorm import configure_orm
+from asyncorm.exceptions import QuerysetError
+
+from library.models import Book
+from library.serializer import BookSerializer
+
+app = Sanic(name=__name__)
+
+
+@app.listener('before_server_start')
+def orm_configure(sanic, loop):
+    db_config = {'database': 'sanic_example',
+                 'host': 'localhost',
+                 'user': 'sanicdbuser',
+                 'password': 'sanicDbPass',
+                 }
+
+    # configure_orm needs a dictionary with:
+    #    * the database configuration
+    #    * the application/s where the models are defined
+    orm_app = configure_orm({'loop': loop,  # always use the sanic loop!
+                             'db_config': db_config,
+                             'modules': ['library', ],  # list of apps
+                             })
+
+    # orm_app is the object that orchestrates the whole ORM
+    # sync_db should be run only once, better do that as external command
+    # it creates the tables in the database!!!!
+    # orm_app.sync_db()
+
+
+# for all the 404 lets handle the exceptions
+@app.exception(NotFound)
+def ignore_404s(request, exception):
+    return json({'method': request.method,
+                 'status': exception.status_code,
+                 'error': exception.args[0],
+                 'results': None,
+                 })
+
+
+# now the propper sanic workflow
+class BooksView(HTTPMethodView):
+    def arg_parser(self, request):
+        parsed_args = {}
+        for k, v in request.args.items():
+            parsed_args[k] = v[0]
+        return parsed_args
+
+    async def get(self, request):
+        filtered_by = self.arg_parser(request)
+
+        if filtered_by:
+            q_books = await Book.objects.filter(**filtered_by)
+        else:
+            q_books = await Book.objects.all()
+
+        books = [BookSerializer.serialize(book) for book in q_books]
+
+        return json({'method': request.method,
+                     'status': 200,
+                     'results': books or None,
+                     'count': len(books),
+                     })
+
+    async def post(self, request):
+        # populate the book with the data in the request
+        book = Book(**request.json)
+
+        # and await on save
+        await book.save()
+
+        return json({'method': request.method,
+                     'status': 201,
+                     'results': BookSerializer.serialize(book),
+                     })
+
+
+class BookView(HTTPMethodView):
+    async def get_object(self, request, book_id):
+        try:
+            # await on database consults
+            book = await Book.objects.get(**{'id': book_id})
+        except QuerysetError as e:
+            raise NotFound(e.args[0])
+        return book
+
+    async def get(self, request, book_id):
+        # await on database consults
+        book = await self.get_object(request, book_id)
+
+        return json({'method': request.method,
+                     'status': 200,
+                     'results': BookSerializer.serialize(book),
+                     })
+
+    async def put(self, request, book_id):
+        # await on database consults
+        book = await self.get_object(request, book_id)
+        # await on save
+        await book.save(**request.json)
+
+        return json({'method': request.method,
+                     'status': 200,
+                     'results': BookSerializer.serialize(book),
+                     })
+
+    async def patch(self, request, book_id):
+        # await on database consults
+        book = await self.get_object(request, book_id)
+        # await on save
+        await book.save(**request.json)
+
+        return json({'method': request.method,
+                     'status': 200,
+                     'results': BookSerializer.serialize(book),
+                     })
+
+    async def delete(self, request, book_id):
+        # await on database consults
+        book = await self.get_object(request, book_id)
+        # await on its deletion
+        await book.delete()
+
+        return json({'method': request.method,
+                     'status': 200,
+                     'results': None
+                     })
+
+
+app.add_route(BooksView.as_view(), '/books/')
+app.add_route(BookView.as_view(), '/books/<book_id:int>/')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run()
diff --git a/examples/asyncorm/library/__init__.py b/examples/asyncorm/library/__init__.py
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diff --git a/examples/asyncorm/library/models.py b/examples/asyncorm/library/models.py
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+from asyncorm.model import Model
+from asyncorm.fields import CharField, IntegerField, DateField
+
+
+BOOK_CHOICES = (
+    ('hard cover', 'hard cover book'),
+    ('paperback', 'paperback book')
+)
+
+
+# This is a simple model definition
+class Book(Model):
+    name = CharField(max_length=50)
+    synopsis = CharField(max_length=255)
+    book_type = CharField(max_length=15, null=True, choices=BOOK_CHOICES)
+    pages = IntegerField(null=True)
+    date_created = DateField(auto_now=True)
+
+    class Meta():
+        ordering = ['name', ]
+        unique_together = ['name', 'synopsis']
diff --git a/examples/asyncorm/library/serializer.py b/examples/asyncorm/library/serializer.py
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+++ b/examples/asyncorm/library/serializer.py
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+from asyncorm.model import ModelSerializer, SerializerMethod
+from library.models import Book
+
+
+class BookSerializer(ModelSerializer):
+    book_type = SerializerMethod()
+
+    def get_book_type(self, instance):
+        return instance.book_type_display()
+
+    class Meta():
+        model = Book
+        fields = [
+            'id', 'name', 'synopsis', 'book_type', 'pages', 'date_created'
+        ]
diff --git a/examples/asyncorm/requirements.txt b/examples/asyncorm/requirements.txt
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+asyncorm==0.0.7
+sanic==0.4.1