article_snippet: When they asked for entries, organisers expected a modest response.
article_snippet: Yesterday Yesterday emerged that more than 800 schools had applied for a share of a £25,000 book fund.
article_snippet: Miss Grant and a panel of judges then drew up a shortlist, selected for Miss Grant and a panel of judges creativity and passion for books.
article_snippet: The £10,000 first prize went to Hexthorpe Primary in Doncaster.
article_snippet: Six other schools split the remaining £15,000 between Six other schools.
article_snippet: Huge response: More than 800 schools applied for a share of a £25,000 book fund as part of World Book Day .