diff --git a/src/gitmojis/__init__.py b/src/gitmojis/__init__.py
index e69de29..faf89ac 100644
--- a/src/gitmojis/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gitmojis/__init__.py
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+from .model import Gitmoji, Guide
+
+__all__ = [
+    "Gitmoji",
+    "Guide",
+]
diff --git a/src/gitmojis/model.py b/src/gitmojis/model.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cf5117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gitmojis/model.py
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+from collections import UserList
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Iterable, Literal
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
+class Gitmoji:
+    """Represents a single Gitmoji and its data.
+
+    The data model is adapted from the schema of the original Gitmoji project.
+
+    Attributes:
+        emoji: The emoji symbol representing the Gitmoji.
+        entity: The HTML entity corresponding to the Gitmoji.
+        code: The Markdown code of the Gitmoji's emoji.
+        description: A brief description of changes introduced by commits and pull
+            requests marked by the Gitmoji.
+        name: The user-defined name or identifier of the Gitmoji.
+        semver: The Semantic Versioning level affected by the commits or pull requests
+            marked by the emoji associated with the Gitmoji, if specified. May be `None`
+            or one of the following: `"major"`, `"minor"`, `"patch"`.
+    """
+
+    emoji: str
+    entity: str
+    code: str
+    description: str
+    name: str
+    semver: Literal["major", "minor", "patch"] | None
+
+
+class Guide(UserList[Gitmoji]):
+    """Represents a list of (a "guide" through) `Gitmoji` objects.
+
+    This class is used to create a collection of `Gitmoji` objects, providing a simple
+    framework for accessing various Gitmojis and their data.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *, gitmojis: Iterable[Gitmoji] | None = None) -> None:
+        """Construct a new `Guide` object.
+
+        Args:
+            gitmojis: An optional iterable of `Gitmoji` objects used to create
+                the guide. If `None`, the guide is initialized as empty. Note
+                that the data must be passed as a keyword argument, in contrast
+                to the implementation provided by the base class.
+        """
+        super().__init__(gitmojis)
+
+    @property
+    def gitmojis(self) -> list[Gitmoji]:
+        """Return the guide's data with a semantically meaningful attribute name."""
+        return self.data
diff --git a/tests/test_gitmoji.py b/tests/test_gitmoji.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be89ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_gitmoji.py
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+from dataclasses import FrozenInstanceError, fields
+
+import pytest
+
+from gitmojis.model import Gitmoji
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def gitmoji_json():
+    return {
+        "emoji": "🐛",
+        "entity": "🐛",
+        "code": ":bug:",
+        "description": "Fix a bug.",
+        "name": "bug",
+        "semver": "patch",
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def gitmoji(gitmoji_json):
+    return Gitmoji(**gitmoji_json)
+
+
+def test_gitmoji_init_populates_fields_from_kwargs(gitmoji_json, gitmoji):
+    for key, value in gitmoji_json.items():
+        assert getattr(gitmoji, key) == value
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "field_name",
+    [field.name for field in fields(Gitmoji)],
+)
+def test_gitmoji_is_immutable(gitmoji, field_name):
+    with pytest.raises(FrozenInstanceError):
+        setattr(gitmoji, field_name, getattr(gitmoji, field_name))
diff --git a/tests/test_guide.py b/tests/test_guide.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e51fe95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_guide.py
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+import pytest
+
+from gitmojis.model import Gitmoji, Guide
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def gitmojis_json():
+    return [
+        {
+            "emoji": "💥",
+            "entity": "💥",
+            "code": ":boom:",
+            "description": "Introduce breaking changes.",
+            "name": "boom",
+            "semver": "major",
+        },
+        {
+            "emoji": "✨",
+            "entity": "✨",
+            "code": ":sparkles:",
+            "description": "Introduce new features.",
+            "name": "sparkles",
+            "semver": "minor",
+        },
+        {
+            "emoji": "🐛",
+            "entity": "🐛",
+            "code": ":bug:",
+            "description": "Fix a bug.",
+            "name": "bug",
+            "semver": "patch",
+        },
+        {
+            "emoji": "📝",
+            "entity": "📝",
+            "code": ":memo:",
+            "description": "Add or update documentation.",
+            "name": "memo",
+            "semver": None,
+        },
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def guide(gitmojis_json):
+    return Guide(gitmojis=[Gitmoji(**gitmoji_json) for gitmoji_json in gitmojis_json])
+
+
+def test_guide_init_raises_if_called_with_positional_argument():
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        Guide([])
+
+
+def test_guide_init_succeeds_if_called_with_keyword_argument():
+    try:
+        Guide(gitmojis=[])
+    except TypeError:
+        pytest.fail()
+
+
+def test_guide_gitmojis_returns_data(guide):
+    assert guide.gitmojis == guide.data