All 3 Uses

recollect
in
The Giver
(Edited)

Jonas, nearing his home now, smiled at the recollection.
p. 4.5

recollection = memory
The speech was much the same each year: recollection of the time of childhood and the period of preparation, the coming responsibilities of adult life, the profound importance of Assignment, the seriousness of training to come.
p. 51.8 *
But it was not a grasping of a thin and burdensome recollection; this was different.
p. 178.9

Definitions:

(1) (recollect)
to remember -- especially experiences from long ago

Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):

Relative to its synonyms, recollect brings to mind a leisurely piecing together of distant memories. It may be used in a less formal manner than remember and is almost always less formal than recall.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
(historical usage) a thought or to collect thoughts -- often after an interruption -- often gaining composure, awareness, or a perspective