“The Lost Cup? You don’t want to know about that”.  Aidan has been thwarted at every turn, in his efforts to find out where the mysterious lost cup is hidden, or if it even really exists.

A year after the escapades of Gaelic football mad twins, Aoife and Aidan Power, along with their four best friends in Twin Power: Throw In, the Droichead Beag gang are back!

However, all is not rosy. Cracks are starting to show as the gang’s strong foundation creaks under the strain of new friendships with players from their rival club Gorman, along with football injuries and tense must win matches.

With all this tension in the background, Aidan becomes fixated on finding the mysterious Lost Cup which was allegedly hidden 100 years ago during the Irish Civil War. Why will no one talk to him about it? Will a school trip to the GAA museum in Croke Park shed any light on this mystery? How is the lost cup linked to rivalries between Droichead Beag GAA and Gorman GAA?

Can Aoife and Aidan solve this mystery, reunite their gang of friends and return to having fun on the football field?

will delight GAA fans and less sporty readers alike

One for sports lovers … lively, fun

A perfectly pitched GAA tale for boys and girls … Cork author Emma Larkin scores a winner with her new GAA adventure story … has already done a great deal for the positive representation of girls in sporting fiction … Larkin draws on her sporting experience to great effect in informing her books … she blends the right amount of GAA action with a realistic storyline that tells it as it is about the everyday challenges of growing up in rural Ireland, creating a story perfectly pitched for both boys and girls aged nine to teens

[Larkin’s] succeeded again with her latest title, a fabulously written, warm and witty adventure with real heart and wonderful characters at its core … this reviewer can’t wait for the next one!

An excellent mystery story … GAA at its core, the second book in this series will be enjoyed by sports enthusiasts and PE-dodgers alike!

a brilliant book … a gripping, fast-paced and fun read which highlights history, mystery, friendship and, of course GAA. There’s something in this book for everyone

A perfect choice for GAA lovers, The Lost Cup is a brilliant book full of fun and mystery for both boys and girls alike

great page-turners about Gaelic-playing twins, perfect for readers from 10 years old

characters of Aoife and Aidan are relatable and compelling as are the friends and rivals who surround them! A fabulously written, warm and witty adventure with real heart and wonderful characters at its core. This reviewer can’t wait for the next one!

EMMA LARKIN is the author of the ‘Izzy’s Magical Adventures in Sport’ series. She is originally from Cork, but now lives in Kerry with her husband and four children. Lauren O’Neill is an illustrator and graphic designer. Originally from Wexford, she moved to Dublin to study in NCAD and stayed. Her work has appeared across a wide variety of areas from advertising campaigns to storybooks and gallery exhibitions. She has illustrated many books including Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, which won the Children’s Books Ireland Merit Award for Illustration, and Blazing a Trail which won the Children's Book of the Year (senior) Irish Book Award in 2018. www.laurenipsum.ie