As a child growing up in east Los Angeles California Craig Lawrence was a witness to poverty and violence which were crucial in his future development. Encouraged to read and to re...view moreAs a child growing up in east Los Angeles California Craig Lawrence was a witness to poverty and violence which were crucial in his future development. Encouraged to read and to receive an education by his parents Craig found refuge in books. It was in this early stage of his life that he would form his opinions about right and wrong and the hypocrisy that surrounded him in his youth. At the age of thirteen his family moved out of the city to the small town of Alhambra California, a predominantly middle to upper middle class neighborhood. The contrast between life styles was an eye opening experience that would drastically change his outlook on life. It was here that the differences between those that had and those that had not would become clear and as an early teen he realized the selfishness and greed that permeated society. Though he would in later life go on to work in the land development industry, he continued to read and write and is now working on several books of various subjects including short stories, children’s books and novels.view less