The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow (1999) is a book by Ann Turner, part of the Dear America book series, fictional diaries of teenage girls during different parts of American history. It was released in 1999 in paperback and 2003 in hardcover. The full title is: Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow, The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl - it is part of the Dear America series. It is the story of the removal of the Navajos from their land by the U.S. Government - a 400-mile (640 km) forced winter march to Fort Sumner.