diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0bff5e2..9b3c643 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ def books_for_series(id):
             print( "dir="+dir)
             print( "bid="+bid)
             print( "id="+id)
+            book1 = Book.query.get(bid)
+            book1_s = book_schema.dump( book1 )
+			# only have to check if we are a parent, as if we were a child, we
+			# do not have a button to even press to cause this condition
+            if len(book1_s['child_ref']):
+                print( "we want to swap a parent book" )
             bsl1=Book_Series_Link.query.filter(Book_Series_Link.series_id==id, Book_Series_Link.book_id==bid).all()
             print( bsl1[0].book_num )
             if dir == "up":
@@ -181,10 +187,17 @@ def books_for_series(id):
             print( bsl1[0].book_id )
             print( "swap with book: " )
             print( bsl2[0].book_id )
+            book2 = Book.query.get(bsl2[0].book_id)
+            book2_s = book_schema.dump( book2 )
+            print( book2_s )
+            if len(book2_s['child_ref']):
+                print( "swapping with a parent book!" )
+            if len(book2_s['parent_ref']):
+                print( "swapping with a parent book! (and the 'next' book is a child book)" )
             bsl2[0].book_num=bsl1[0].book_num
             bsl1[0].book_num=other_bn
             db.session.commit()
-    books = Book.query.join(Book_Series_Link).filter(Book_Series_Link.series_id==id).order_by(Book.id).all()
+    books = Book.query.join(Book_Series_Link).filter(Book_Series_Link.series_id==id).all()
     series = Series.query.get(id)
     return render_template("books_for_series.html", books=books, series=series)