My love of books doesn't explain why so many girls across the world are denied even a single text book.

MIF scholars in Year 2 at Namang’azi Community Day Secondary school

Books have been a huge part of my life since I can remember. As a seven-year-old I devoured Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven series, and decided that when I grew up I wanted to be a detective.

I read DH Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers when I was 12, almost giving …