Second Book Post

     I think this book was written to entertain children. This is shown when the publisher is "Hyperion Paperbacks For Children". Obviously, the publishing company had intentions for making paperbacks children should read. Furthermore, the book is fiction with a bit of modern concepts. Adults tend to be more interested in other kinds of books.
     I would recommend this book to children, who are the original audience. Rick Riordan did a good job, making an excellent plot and great use of language appropriate for the age group; it's obvious both he and the editor used great effort to make this book as good as possible. Also, I find that kids these days spend more time in front of screens than doing homework, studying, or reading. This isn't beneficial to their education; in fact, it's more likely that it renders their education. If children read more books like this, they can learn about various topics as well as become a more proficient reader.
     Finally, I believe that this book is fit for teenagers. This is due to the main characters in the book. Percy and Annabeth are 14. Thalia is 15. Here, I quote from Bany's blog post: "It is a bout a TEENAGE girl, who falls in love with a TEENAGE boy, and she has trouble with other TEENAGERS and is basiclly going through what TEENAGERS go through." (The grammar mistakes were made by Bany.) Since the main characters are teenagers, it shows that the intended audience are teenagers, so I would recommend it to teenagers. There are reasons why people write books for a specific audience: for them to read it. The book was written to teenagers, it should be read by teenagers. Otherwise, children would be reading adult novels like "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" where it talks about sec every few pages. Each age group has a different level of maturity that the books are written to address.
     So "The Titan's Curse" is a book written to children, mainly teenagers. Therefore, teenagers should read it because of time and effort put into it by the author and editor. Furthermore, children can read for a change instead of constantly facing a screen.