| Olivia | |
| Author: | Rosie Rushton |
| Cover Artist: | Sue Hellard |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Girls series |
| Genre: | Young adult literature |
| Publisher: | Piccadilly Press |
| Pub Date: | 13 March 1997 |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | 176 |
| Isbn: | 978-1-85340-411-5 |
| Preceded By: | Poppy |
| Followed By: | Sophie |
Olivia is the second book in The Girls series by Rosie Rushton. It was published in 1997 by Piccadilly Press.
Olivia's parents are separated. Her father has a mistress, Rosalie, with whom he now lives. Olivia's mother is upset because of it, but she does not want her husband to come back. At school, Olivia has a problem, because she was chosen to organise a school theatre. She does not like the idea and she tells the headmaster that she will not face the challenge. Luke - Poppy's boyfriend - does the same thing. Once, Hayley, Livi's friend, invites her to the Stomping Ground night club. Before this, she goes to a dinner with her father and Rosalie. Livi changes her opinion about Rosalie, because she realises that she can have problems, too (Rosalie's mother makes problems, because she has Alzheimer's disease).
Once, while coming back from school, Olivia meets Ryan - a handsome boy, who lives with his mother on a boat in summer. She meets him at Stomping Ground, where they dance together. Livi starts to fall in love with him. But she cannot invite him to come to her house, because her mother gets a new person to live with them - Leonora. Olivia does not like her, but a few weeks later, Ryan tells her that Leo is his aunt.
Some time later, Ryan invites his mother to go with him to Olivia's. Livi finds out that, Ryan is her elder brother. She is disappointed, but she falls in love with another boy from her school. Livi's parents are going to get divorced.