Kettlethorpe High School pupil Katie Wright scooped a year's supply of books after winning a national short story   competition.

She scored the top prize in the Puffin Books competition to write an adventure story beginning with the words "What if?".

She beat more than 5,000 entrants with her science-fiction tale about an alien brother and sister.

Katie, who lives in Sandal, said: "I was really shocked when I got the letter through the post telling me I'd won.

"I love reading and I got a catalogue of books to pick 52 from."

Some of Katie's classmates also entered the competition, but she said everyone was really pleased with her success.

She said: "My friends couldn't believe it when I told them, they were all so happy."

Katie's English teacher, Gill Mapplebeck, asked the class to enter the competition as part of their homework.

Miss Mapplebeck said: "We sent in about 15 entries and didn't really expect to win because it was such a big thing.

"Katie is an avid reader so this was a brilliant prize for her. I know she will really enjoy reading all the books.

"She really deserved to win, she is a lovely girl and she loves English."

The mother and daughter author team, Louise and Isabel Adomakoh Young, who write under the name Zizou Corder, judged the competition.

Year 7 pupil Katie said she was a big fan of Zizou Corder's Lee Raven, Boy Thief.

She was told they liked her entry because it stood alone as an exciting story but also had the potential to be developed into further adventures.

Miss Mapplebeck said: "Katie's story was very well-structured and was light-hearted and entertaining as well as being adventurous."