If you like a really good read Claire, you might want to try a title called 'Monster' by Sanyika Shakur aka Kody Scott. It's all about an Amercian Crip - maybe not you cuppa tea at first glance but a really inspiring story that you'll struggle to put down. Tookie's Redemption as already mentioned is in the same vein along with John Simpson's book 'Strange Places, Questionable People'. Superb story.