Other people, including Olive’s mother, provide possible motivations, but it would be more interesting to know what she was thinking. It’s hard to get a good idea of her as a character, instead of a plot device. Is she mean and manipulative on purpose? Or just resorting to the kind of behavior she says was common at her previous school? The reader doesn’t get to see inside Nat’s head. The biggest flaw with Clash is that it’s not clear what Nat’s motivations are.
They also show time passing during an activity, such as shopping or a party. She uses them when Olive is trying to catch up on a show Nat said she liked, or when Olive has a lonely evening trying to process her feelings. She’s also confident enough for silent sequences.
It can be tricky for a new reader to keep up with the variety of characters, but they’re all distinctive, so attention - or a re-read - clears everything up. Miller does an excellent job filling the pages with the large cast of kids.
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