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Rob Long is a writer and public servant originally from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where he grew up surrounded by the lore of the world’s most famous weather-predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil. That inspiration led him to coauthor the middle-grade fantasy novel The Great Weather Diviner: The Untold Origin of Punxsutawney Phil, published by Morgan James Kids.

Now based in Delray Beach, Florida, Rob serves in the Florida House of Representatives. His public-service career has also included service as a Delray Beach City Commissioner and as Chair of the Palm Beach County Soil & Water Conservation District. In 2022, he received the National Association of Clean Water Agencies’ Public Service Award.

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The Great Weather Diviner: The Untold Origin of Punxsutawney Phil
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4.09 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions

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Meditations

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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