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Like Lava in My Veins

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Derrick Barnes

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2023
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While attending a new school that'll help him control his powers, Bobby Beacon finds his temper landing him in hot water until an understanding teacher gives him ways to calm himself and shows him that caring for others is its own kind of superpower.
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