Add Tikka Compact T3 to your list. That's what I got for my daughter in 243, though I would have gone 7mm-08 if it had been available. Has a shorter LOP and a 1 inch spacer you can put back in when they're older. I believe it has a 12.5 - 13.5" LOP.
Savage Lightweight hunter might be a good one too. Pick out a few good candidates and let her pick.
My daughter wanted a Weatherby something or other compact with a horrible pink speckled stock. Had a 20" barrel, but was much heavier and not as nice (IMO) as the Tikka so I talked her into the Tikka. The Tikka might've been a better choice for her, but I should have just bought her the #*@ rifle she was excited about.
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