I'm not a medical professional... IIRC, a tetanus shot is good for ten years, so if you had one four years ago, or five or six, you're still protected by it. If you needed one, I suspect nine days after the injury would be too late. If the redness persists or pus is present, it's definitely infected.
The Tiger Rising, written by the award winning author Kate DiCamillo, is an engaging story of two children whose lives are thrown together in a small town in Florida.
Editor's note: Thomas Maier is the author of When Lions Roar: The Churchills and The Kennedys, published October 28 by Crown, as well as 2003's The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings and the opening essay in 2013's The Kennedy Years: From The Pages of The New York Times, edited by Richard Reeves.